Table 1 Characteristics of patients with HCC
No. of patients | 99 |
Patients age (years) | 63.6 (range: 34-83 years) |
Male no. (%) | 78 (78.8%) |
Female no. (%) | 21 (21.2%) |
Presence of liver cirrhosis (%) | 91 (91.9%) |
Initial liver disease: | |
Hepatitis B | 29 (29.3%) |
Hepatitis C | 36 (36.4%) |
Hepatitis B and C | 9 (9.1%) |
Hemochromatosis | 3 (3.0%) |
Alcohol abusus | 26 (26.3%) |
BCLC-Stage: | |
BCLC-Stage A | 11 (11.1%) |
BCLC-Stage B | 88 (91.9%) |
Child-Pugh class: | |
A | 27 (27.3%) |
B | 72 (72.7%) |
Vascular tumor invasion | 0% |
Confirmation of diagnosis with liver | |
Biopsie | 99 (100%) |
Localisation in liver: | |
Right lobar | 45% (45.5%) |
Left lobe | 5 (5.1%) |
Bilobar | 49 (49.4%) |
Number of tumor lesions: | |
Single | 11 (11.1%) |
2 | 28 (28.3%) |
3 | 8 (8.1%) |
4 | 4 (4%) |
Multifocal | 48 (48.5%) |
Tumor response: | |
Partial response | 25 (25.3%) |
Stable disease | 54 (54.5%) |
Progressive disease | 20 (20.2%) |