Research Article

CT-Guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Sclerosing Hepatic Carcinoma

Table 2

Demographics of 137 patients with SHC.

NTMSWASurgeryComparison value

Age0.4869
 <6572 (75%)33 (80.5%)
 ≥6524 (25%)8 (19.5%)

Sex0.2908
 M33 (34.4%)18 (33.9%)
 F63 (65.6%)23 (56.1%)

HV infection0.3405
 HBV30 (31.3%)15 (36.6%)
 HBV + alcohol use57 (59.4%)25 (71%)
 HCV9 (9.4%)1 (2.4%)

Hepatic cirrhosis0.3751
 Positive87 (90.6%)39 (95.1%)
 Negative9 (9.4%)2 (4.9%)

Tumor size (mm)Mean 24.7 mmMean 26.5 mm0.3541
 <3075 (78.1%)29 (70.7%)
 30–5021 (21.9%)12 (29.3%)

Tumor location0.5426
 Right lobe66 (68.8%)26 (63.4%)
 Left lobe30 (31.3%)15 (36.6%)

AFP (μg/L)0.8767
 ≤20069 (71.9%)30 (73.2%)
 >20027 (28.1%)11 (26.8%)
 ALT (IU/L)33.5 ± 18.629.4 ± 16.50.2243
 AST (IU/L)34.2 ± 14.731.2 ± 12.70.2574
 Platelet count (109/L)132.5 ± 62.5157 ± 77.20.0527

Total bilirubin (μmol/L)0.1324
 <3430 (31.3%)16 (39.1%)
 34–5066 (68.8%)25 (60.9%)

Albumin (g/L)0.7089
 >3560 (62.5%)27 (65.9%)
 28–3536 (37.5%)14 (34.1%)

Child-Pugh score<0.001
 A27 (28.1%)30 (73.2%)
 B69 (71.9%)11 (26.8%)

BCLC staging0.5426
 A30 (31.3%)15 (36.6%)
 B66 (68.8&)26 (63.4%)

Histologic type0.2219
 BDA60 (62.5%)21 (51.2%)
 ICC27 (28.1%)12 (29.3%)
 HCC9 (9.4%)8 (19.5%)

BDA, bile duct adenocarcinoma; ICC, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.