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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2009; 15(21): 2638-2643
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2638
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2638
Table 1 Pre-RFA clinical profile of patients (M0N0) n (%)
| Group A (n = 71) | Group B (n = 83) | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 59.3 ± 12.0 | 61.3 ± 12.0 | 0.28 |
| HCC size (cm) | 4.3 ± 1.1 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 0.21 |
| Male | 63 (88.73) | 61 (73.49) | 0.02 |
| Cirrhosis | 53 (74.65) | 72 (86.75) | 0.06 |
| Previous surgery | 18 (25.35) | 14 (16.87) | 0.20 |
| Liver disease history | |||
| Hepatitis B | 54 (76.05) | 72 (86.75) | 0.06 |
| Hepatitis C | 6 (8.45) | 1 (1.20) | |
| Alcohol-related hepatitis | 2 (2.82) | 0 (0) | |
| No | 9 (12.68) | 10 (12.05) | |
| Child-Pugh class | |||
| A | 58 (81.69) | 61 (73.49) | 0.23 |
| B | 13 (18.31) | 22 (26.51) | |
| TNM staging | |||
| T1 | 32 (45.07) | 37 (44.58) | 0.27 |
| T2 | 19 (26.76) | 23 (27.71) | |
| T3 | 16 (22.54) | 18 (21.69) | |
| T4 | 4 (5.63) | 5 (6.02) |
- Citation: Hou YB, Chen MH, Yan K, Wu JY, Yang W. Adjuvant percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of feeding artery of hepatocellular carcinoma before treatment. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(21): 2638-2643
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i21/2638.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2638