A report of 28 cases of 3-year follow-up after liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Causes and time of the death of patients

Cause	Perioperatively	Variceal bleeding	Biliary complication	Tumor-recurrence
				< 1 yr	1-2 yr	> 2 yr
Number	4	21	12	3	6	1

¹2 years and 2 mo, and 6 mo after OLT, respectively,

²6 mo after OLT.

Table 2 Survival time of the patients

Time	< 1 yr	1-2 yr	2-3 yr	> 3 yr
Number	1 + 11	2 + 21	2	3

¹Survive with recurrence.

Table 3 Survival time of the different groups

Groups	< 1 yr	12 yr	2-3 yr	> 3 yr
Tumor diameter
> 10 cm	5	4	0	1
< 10 cm	6	6	4	2
Portal invasion
Yes	7	6	3	2
No	4	4	1	1