Table 1.
Authors | Age (yr)/Sex | Viral infection | Symptom | Endoscopic shape | Tumor size (mm) | Previous treatment for HCC | Treatment | Prognosis |
Hashimoto M[8] (1996) | 72/F | HCV | Melena | Ulcerated | 45 | TAE (7 times) | Operation | 4 mo alive |
Chen CY[9] (1997) | 71/M | Negative | Bloody stool | Lobulated | 200 | - | - | 6 mo dead |
Lin CP[2] (2000) | 59/M | HCV | Bloody stool | Polypoid | 80 | TAE (3 times) | - | 1.2 mo dead |
Lin CP[2] (2000) | 67/M | HBV | Stool OB (+) | Not observed | 150 | Operation TAE | - | 1.5 mo dead |
Lin CP[2] (2000) | 69/M | HBV | Stool OB (+) | Not observed | 200 | - | - | 1.2 mo dead |
Lin CP[2] (2000) | 63/M | Negative | Bloody stool | Not observed | 200 | - | - | 4.0 mo dead |
Strivastava DN[10] (2000) | 32/M | HBV | Bloody stool | Not observed | n.d. | TAE | TAE | 0.7 mo dead |
Zech CJ[11] (2006) | 57/M | HBV HCV | Abdominal pain | Not observed | n.d. | TACE (6 times) | Operation | ND |
Our case | 79/M | HCV | Epigastralgia | Not observed | 75 | TACE | Operation | 6.0 mo dead |
Our case | 69/M | HCV | Melena | Lobulated | 55 | RFA TACE | Operation | 1.0 mo dead |
HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; Stool OB (+): Stool positive for occult blood; TAE: Transarterial embolization; TACE: Transarterial chemoembolization; ND: Not described.