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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of RFA and SBRT treatment on different multifocal lesions1

From: Optimal application of stereotactic body radiotherapy and radiofrequency ablation treatment for different multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma lesions in patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage A4–B1: a pilot study

Patient No.

Lesion No.

Size (mm)

Segmental location

Treatment modalities

Reason for choosing SBRT

1

1

11

5

RFA

Close to diaphragm and hepatic vein

2

40

7

SBRT

2

3

22

2

RFA

Close to dome of diaphragm

4

25

8

SBRT

3

5

18

7

RFA

Adjacent to portal vein

6

33

8

SBRT

4

7

13

8

RFA

Unavoidable hepatic vein (> 3 mm in diameter) in puncture path

8

11

8

RFA

9

7

8

RFA

10

14

1

SBRT

11

11

1

SBRT

5

12

10

5

RFA

Adjacent to portal vein

13

14

2

SBRT

6

14

12

8

RFA

Large size and close to dome

15

12

8

RFA

16

40

8

SBRT

7

17

18

6

RFA

Close to dome of diaphragm

18

20

4

SBRT

8

19

18

3

RFA

5 mm distance from heart

20

9

8

RFA

21

10

8

RFA

22

17

4

SBRT

9

23

20

8

RFA

Close to dome of diaphragm

24

10

4

RFA

25

8

8

RFA

26

11

8

SBRT

10

27

21

3

RFA

Close to dome of diaphragm

28

17

7

SBRT

11

29

16

8

RFA

Undetectable in US and unclear in CEUS

30

22

7

SBRT

12

31

11

6

RFA

Close to dome of diaphragm

32

32

8

SBRT

13

33

10

7

RFA

Close to dome of diaphragm

34

17

7

SBRT

14

35

17

8

RFA

Close to dome of diaphragm

36

17

8

RFA

37

8

4

SBRT

15

38

15

6

RFA

Close to heart

39

10

3

SBRT

Total 2

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16.6 (7–40)

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  1. 1 HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; RFA: radiofrequency ablation; SBRT: stereotactic body radiotherapy; US: ultrasound; CEUS: contrast-enhanced US
  2. 2 In this line, the order of segmental location is 1 to 8. The order of treatment modalities was RFA and SBRT. The value of size is displayed as mean and range