A Pretreatment CT Model Predicts Survival Following Chemolipiodolization in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To establish a computed tomography-based prognostic model for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with transarterial chemoembolization.

Materials and methods

Using prospectively collected data from 195 consecutive patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent chemolipiodolization at the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital between 2013 and 2016, we established a prognostic model based on hepatocellular carcinoma enhancement patterns on computed tomography scans to predict the outcome of transarterial chemoembolization. Furthermore, a histopathology analysis was performed on 108 different patients undergoing resection between 2014 and 2016 to identify whether there was a correlation between enhancement pattern and microvessel density.

Results

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582374 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature