Post-transplantation hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence: Patterns and relation between vascularity and differentiation degree

Table 4 Recurrence patterns based on the location at the moment of the first recurrence and most common imaging features of recurrence

Recurrence patterns (n = 24)
Intrahepatic		7 (29.2%)
	Solitary nodule	3 (12.5%)
	Multifocal lesions	4 (16.7%)
Extrahepatic		14 (58.3%)
	Lung	9 (37.5%)
	Solitary nodule	4 (16.7%)
	Multiple nodules	5 (20.8%)
	Consolidation	/
	Bone	5 (20.8%)
	Osteolytic	5 (20.8%)
	Osteoblastic	/
	Lymph nodes	2 (8.3%)
	Brain	1 (4.2%)
	Spleen	1 (4.2%)
	Adrenal	1 (4.2%)
Intrahepatic and extrahepatic		3 (12.5%)