Prognostic Factors for Patients With a Large Number of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Nodules.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prognostic factors and treatment strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with a large number of tumor nodules have not been fully elucidated. Clinical factors influencing prognosis were investigated in HCC patients with 30 or more tumor nodules.

Methods

Forty-six HCC patients with 30 or more tumor nodules participated in this study. None of them had vascular invasion and extrahepatic metastasis. Kaplan-Meier curve and Cox proportional hazard model were used for analysis.

Results

The median survival time of our patients was no more than 15 months, suggesting that patients with 30 or more tumor nodules may be regarded as a progressive subgroup showing poorer prognosis. In multivariate analysis, presence of between 30 and 59 tumor nodules (P

SUBMITTER: Abe Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6968922 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature