Table 6 Site of First Progression and Cause of Death
From: Radiotherapy for inferior vena cava tumor thrombus in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Disease | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Site of first progression | |
IVC thrombus | 3 (7.2) |
Liver | 9 (21.5) |
Distant metastasis | 21 (50.0) |
Lung | 14 (33.3) |
Brain | 3 (7.1) |
Bone | 2 (4.8) |
Others | 2 (4.8) |
Cause of death | |
Liver failure | 11 (33.3) |
Lung metastasis | 7 (21.2) |
Pulmonary embolism | 2 (6.1) |
Variceal bleeding | 2 (6.1) |
Duodenal ulcer bleeding | 2 (6.1) |
Pneumonia | 2 (6.1) |
SBP | 2 (6.1) |
Brain metastasis | 1 (3.0) |
Acute renal failure | 1 (3.0) |
CVA | 1 (3.0) |
Unknown | 2 (6.1) |