Clinical Study

Partial Splenic Embolization with Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Accompanied by Thrombocytopenia

Table 1

Patient data.

NumberAgeGenderEtiology BCLC C-P scoreSplenic volume (mL)Extent of necrosis (%)Platelet count (/mm3) Hospital time (days) Introduction of SC
BeforeAfter 1 month

148MHCV B 5578.445.34.8 11.7 11Success
260MHCV B 5990.538.93.9 6.0 10Success
3a64MNBNC B 71116.639.13.9 5.6 11Failure
457MHCV B 5528.340.62.7 4.3 13Failure
5b65MHCV B 7426.336.32.4 ND 12Failure
648MHBV C 6948.168.54.8 17.5 20Success
763MHCV B 6656.772.54.6 15.1 15Success
878FHCV C 5727.042.73.7 6.0 9Success
955MHCV B 5401.319.54.9 7.2 12Success
1082MNBNC B 8472.440.24.8 8.7 9NA
1155MHBV B 7896.821.04.1 6.1 8NA
12c66MHCV B 7815.930.24.5 4.6 12NA
1354MNBNC B 5469.523.54.6 13.1 11Success
1464MHBV B 5469.520.14.8 13.7 9Success
1564MHCV B 5997.731.13.9 9.4 10Success
1661MHCV B 6411.947.74.6 7.3 9NA
1776MHCV B 6287.751.24.4 7.9 12Success
1853MHCV C 6270.381.64.9 15.4 8Success
19d65MHCV B 8785.577.03.4 ND 17Failure
2068MNBNC C 6491.130.13.4 8.7 20Success
2177MHCV B 6499.636.04.8 7.7 10Success

Mean

Complicated by portal vein thrombosis, blost to follow-up, cno effect despite two additional PSE, dcomplicated by lethal liver failure; BCLC, Barcelona Clinical Liver Center; C-P, Child-Pugh; SC, systemic chemotherapy; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NBNC, non-HBV and non-HCV; PSE, partial splenic embolization; ND, not determined; NA, not applicable.