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HCC recurrence characteristics
| Time from transplant to recurrence (months ± SD) | 24 ± 28 |
| Patients alive with recurrence (%) | 3 (10) |
| Time from recurrence to death (months ± SD) | 33 ± 31 |
| Location of recurrence | |
| Liver | 14 |
| Lung | 13 |
| Bone | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
| Multiple locations (%) | 8 (27) |
| Treatment of recurrence | |
| Medical/palliation | 21 (70) |
| Loco-regional (including TACE, PEI) | 3 (10) |
| Surgical resection | 6 (20) |
TACE transarterial chemo-embolisation, PEI percutaneous ethanol injection
