TABLE 1.
Characteristics of patients with alveolar echinococcosis included in the study
| Patient no. | Stage | PNM codea | Statusa | Age (yr)b | Sex | Follow-up duration (yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | P1N0M0 | Curative resection | 62 | F | 5.5 |
| 2 | I | P1N0M0 | Curative resection | 24 | F | 5 |
| 3 | I | P1N0M0 | Curative resection | 22 | F | 4 |
| 4 | I | P1N0M0 | Curative resection | 33 | F | 2 |
| 5 | I | P1N0M0 | Apparently dead, fully calcified lesion | 58 | M | 4 |
| 6 | I | P1N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 61 | M | 3.5 |
| 7 | II | P2N0M0 | Curative resection | 38 | F | 3 |
| 8 | II | P2N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 71 | M | 6 |
| 9 | II | P2N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 68 | F | 5.5 |
| 10 | II | P2N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 59 | F | 6.5 |
| 11 | II | P2N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 60 | F | 6 |
| 12 | II | P2N0M0 | Curative resection | 41 | F | 2.5 |
| 13 | II | P2N0M0 | Recurrence after resection | 74 | F | 2.5 |
| 14 | II | P2N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 75 | M | 3 |
| 15 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Curative resection | 25 | F | 4.5 |
| 16 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Curative resection | 62 | M | 5.5 |
| 17 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Recurrence after resection | 17 | F | 3.5 |
| 18 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 69 | F | 6 |
| 19 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 39 | F | 4 |
| 20 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Apparently dead, fully calcified lesion | 57 | F | 6 |
| 21 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 43 | M | 2 |
| 22 | IIIa | P3N0M0 | Recurrence after resection | 19 | F | 3 |
| 23 | IIIb | P4N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 60 | F | 5 |
| 24 | IIIb | P3N1M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 49 | F | 5.5 |
| 25 | IIIb | P2N1M0 | Recurrence after resection | 50 | M | 5 |
| 26 | IIIb | P3N1M0 | Progression after palliative resection | 32 | M | 6 |
| 27 | IIIb | P4N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 57 | M | 3 |
| 28 | IIIb | P4N0M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 86 | F | 5.5 |
| 29 | IV | P4N1M0 | Curative resection | 56 | F | 6.5 |
| 30 | IV | P4N1M0 | Curative resection | 30 | M | 3 |
| 31 | IV | P4N1M0 | Curative resection | 72 | F | 3 |
| 32 | IV | P4N1M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 71 | F | 5.5 |
| 33 | IV | P4N1M0 | Curative resection | 52 | M | 2.5 |
| 34 | IV | P4N1M0 | Curative resection | 63 | F | 1.5 |
| 35 | IV | P4N1M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 34 | M | 2.5 |
| 36 | IV | P4N1M0 | Unresectable, stable disease | 54 | M | 4 |
a
As assessed either by imaging alone (apparently dead lesion, progressive disease, and stable disease) or by imaging and histology (curative resection).
b
At the time when the first blood sample was drawn.