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 Zhang1BCE, Xudong Gao1DF, Jie Sun1EF, Jiamin Cheng1B, Yanli Hu2BE, Zheng Dong1B, Huifang Kong1BF, Huixin Zhang1BF, Chunping Wang1BG, Yongping Yang1AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931473
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931473
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study patients.
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| 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. | |