Table 3.

Patterns of tumor recurrence

	Patients (n = 70)
Number of patients with HCC recurrence, n (%)	21 (30)
Site of recurrence, n (%)
Intrahepatic recurrence	16 (76.2)
Extrahepatic recurrence	3 (14.3)
Both intra- and extrahepatic recurrence	2 (9.5)
Time until recurrence, n
<1 year	19
≥1 year	2
Major treatment for tumor recurrence, n
Repeat hepatectomy	3
Radiofrequency ablation	4
Radiotherapy	7
Second-line systemic therapy	2
Systemic therapy + TACE	2
None	3

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; TACE, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.