Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2016; 22(25): 5790-5799
Published online Jul 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5790
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after living donor liver transplantation
FactorsData, n (%)
Recipient age152.0 ± 8.1
Recipient sex, male46 (85.2)
Etiology
Hepatitis B46 (85.2)
Hepatitis C2 (3.7)
Alcohol5 (9.3)
Other1 (1.9)
MELD score111.7 ± 8.5
GRWR11.28 ± 0.24
Pre-transplant locoregional treatment48 (88.9)
Tumor marker at transplantation
AFP1717.3 ± 1748.1 (median: 43.3)
HCC characteristics at pathology
Number12.4 ± 1.9 (median: 2.0)
Maximal tumor size (cm)14.85 ± 4.07 (median: 3.8)
Microvascular invasion30 (60.0)
E-S grade III-IV25 (52.1)
Beyond Milan criteria38 (70.4)
Patterns of HCC recurrence
Time between LDLT and recurrence (mo)115.3 ± 23.9 (median: 6.5, range: 1-150)
Single vs multiple14 (25.9) vs 40 (74.1)
Intrahepatic vs extrahepatic vs both12 (22.2) vs 37 (68.5) vs 5 (9.3)
Recurrence organ
Lung24 (44.4)
Liver17 (31.3)
Bone10 (18.5)