Research Article

Nomogram for Predicting Long-Term Survival after Synchronous Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Table 1

Comparison of basic characteristics and clinical variables in three groups.

CharacteristicsType ID (n = 37)Type SD (n = 15)Type IC (n = 12) values (ID vs. SD) values (SD vs. IC)

Age (years)53 (35–72)47 (35–64)57 (31–78)0.160.26
Gender (male/female)33 : 4 (89/11)12 : 3 (80/20)10 : 2 (83/17)0.380.78
ECOG PS (0/1)28 : 9 (76/24)6 : 9 (40/60)8 : 4 (67/33)0.010.32
Child–Pugh class (A/B)35/2 (95/5)13/2 (87/13)8/4 (67/33)0.330.43
Albumin (g/l)40.3 (35.0–47.8)39.7 (33.0–48.5)38.7 (29.4–47.2)0.870.43
TBil (μmol/l)14.3 (5.9–43.0)17.1 (6.7–42.5)16.4 (8.7–44.7)0.480.77
PT (s)12.7 (10.3–15.1)13.4 (11.1–16.7)12.8 (12.0–13.8)0.070.07
ALT (u/l)41 (15–118)37 (21–73)18 (13–108)0.370.40
Plt (109/L)162.5 (56–378)252 (55–371)170 (67–373)0.080.20
Perioperative AFP level (<400/≥400 μg/l)5/32 (14/86)2/13 (13/87)2/10 (17/83)0.990.76
Tumor size (cm)9.8 (5.0–21.0)11.0 (7.0–15.0)12.8 (5.0–15.0)0.250.09
 <10/≥10 cm21/16 (57/43)7/8 (47/53)1/11 (8/92)0.510.08
Tumor number (solitary/multiple)25/12 (68/32)11/4 (73/27)9/3 (75/25)0.680.73
PVTT (present/absent)17/20 (46/54)11/4 (73/27)7/5 (58/42)0.070.68
Tumor differentiation (well/poor)16/21 (43/57)13/2 (12/87)5/7 (42/58)0.0040.04
Radicality (R0/R1-2)19/18 (51/49)8/7 (53/47)0/12 (0/100)0.90

Median (range); values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise. ID, inferior diaphragmic type; SD, superior diaphragmic type; IC, intracardiac type.