13 August 2021>: Clinical Research
Percutaneous Argon-Helium Cryoablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Located Adjacent to a Major Organ or Viscus: A Retrospective Study of 92 Patients at a Single Center
Wei Zhang 1BCE* , Xudong Gao 1DF* , Jie Sun 1EF* , Jiamin Cheng 1B , Yanli Hu 2BE , Zheng Dong 1B , Huifang Kong 1BF , Huixin Zhang 1BF , Chunping Wang 1BG , Yongping Yang 1AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931473
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931473
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study patients.
Variable | |
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Number of patients | 92 |
Male (%) | 64 (69.6) |
Age* | 53.0±9.5 |
Child-Pugh Class (%) | |
A | 83 (90.2) |
B | 9 (9.8) |
Etiology (%) | |
Hepatitis B virus | 78 (84.8) |
Hepatitis C virus | 10 (10.9) |
Other | 6 (6.5) |
Tumor size (cm)* | 2.1±0.6 |
AFP level (ng/mL)* | 119.9±377.6 |
Total bilirubin (umol/L)* | 18.6±10.0 |
Albumin (g/L)* | 37.0±4.8 |
ALT (U/L)* | 40.5±30.6 |
AST (U/L)* | 48.4±48.8 |
Tumor location (%) | |
Gallbladder | 22 (23.9) |
Portal or hepatic vein | 1 (1.1) |
Diaphragm | 39 (42.4) |
Stomach | 6 (6.5) |
Heart | 8 (8.7) |
Intestine | 16 (17.4) |
* The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation. AFP – α-fetoprotein; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase. |