Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Baseline patients characteristics.

Variable	𝑛
Number of patients	30
Sex (M/F)	23/7
Median age at listing years (range)	55 (35–68)
Origin (%)
Caucasian	22 (73)
Asian	4 (13)
South American	3 (10)
African	1 (3)
Cause of liver cirrhosis (%)
Hepatitis C virus	9 (33)
Hepatitis B virus	8 (27)
Combined causes	9 (30)
Alcohol abuse	2 (7)
NASH	2 (7)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (%)	30 (100)
Diagnosis (%)
2 imaging studies	18 (60)
1 imaging study + alfa-foeto proteins	9 (30)
Biopsy	3 (10)
Median AFP, ng/ml (range)	27,8 (2.6–3000)
Mean lesion size, mm (range)	23,8 (10–60 mm)
Number of lesions, patients (%)
One lesion	18 (60)
Two lesions	3 (10)
Three lesions	7 (23)
Four lesions	2 (7)
Milan at diagnosis (%)
In	24 (80)
Out	6 (20)