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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 26 converted HCC patients

From: Real-world practice of conversion surgery for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma - a single center data of 26 consecutive patients

Characteristics

Patients (n=26)

Median age, years (range)

56.4 (28~76)

Age, years, n (%)

 <65

19 (73.1)

 ≥65

7 (26.9)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

4 (15.4)

 Male

22 (84.6)

ECOG PS, n (%)

 0

10 (38.5)

 1

15 (57.7)

 2

1 (3.8)

Hepatitis B virus infection, n (%)

26 (100)

Serum AFP level, n (%)

  <400ng/ml

10 (38.5)

  400-1000ng/ml

1 (3.8)

  ≥1000ng/ml

15 (57.7)

Tumor number, n (%)

 Solitary

16 (61.5)

 Multiple

10 (38.5)

Tumor size, n (%)

 <10cm

12 (46.2)

 ≥10cm

14 (53.8)

Child-Pugh classification, n (%)

 A

25 (96.2)

 B

1 (3.8)

BCLC staging, n (%)

 A

6 (23.1)

 B

1 (3.8)

 C

19 (73.1)

CNLC staging, n (%)

 I

6 (23.1)

 II

1 (3.8)

 III

19 (73.1)

Liver cirrhosis, n (%)

21 (80.8)

Hilar lymphatic metastasis, n (%)

3 (11.5)

Intrahepatic metastasis, n (%)

2 (7.7)

Extrahepatic metastasis, n (%)

2 (7.7)

Reasons of unresectability, n (%)

 Vp2

1 (3.8)

 Vp3

10 (38.5)

 Vp4

3 (11.5)

 Vv2

1 (3.8)

 Vv3

4 (15.4)

 Insufficient FLR

11 (42.3)

 EHM

5 (19.2)

  1. CNLC China liver cancer staging, BCLC Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer, Vp2 Invasion of (or tumor thrombus in) second order branches of the portal vein, Vp3 Invasion of (or tumor thrombus in) first order branches of the portal vein, Vp4 Invasion of (or tumor thrombus in) the main trunk of the portal vein and/or contra-lateral portal vein branch to the primarily involved lobe, Vv2 Invasion of (or tumor thrombus in) the right middle, or left hepatic vein, the inferior right hepatic vein, or the short hepatic vein, Vv3 Invasion of (or tumor thrombus in) the inferior vena cava, EHM Extrahepatic metastasis, FLR future liver remnant