Table II.
Analysis of the reported patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing spontaneous complete necrosis.
| Study | Author, Year (ref) | Patient age | Gender | HBV or HCV | Alcoholic liver disease | Tumor size, mm | Capsule formation | Liver disease | Factors involved in necrosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our case, 2012 | 68 | M | No | Positive | 30 | Positive | CH | A-P shunt, thrombi |
| 2 | Yokoyama et al, 2012 (11) | 80 | M | No | ND | 68 | Positive | ND | Imune, thrombi |
| 3 | Maejima et al, 2011 (10) | 68 | M | HCV | Positive | 100 | Positive | CH | Imune |
| 4 | Arakawa et al, 2008 (12) | 78 | F | HBV | No | 30 | Positive | ND | Imune |
| 5 | Ohta et al, 2005 (1) | 74 | M | No | ND | 60 | Positive | ND | Imune, thrombi |
| 6 | Li et al, 2003 (13) | 53 | M | HBV | No | 30 | ND | LC | Imune |
| 7 | Iiai et al, 2003 (14) | 69 | M | HCV | ND | 40 | Positive | CH | Portal vein thrombi |
| 8 | Morimoto et al, 2002 (15) | 73 | M | No | Positive | 100 | Positive | CH | Thrombi |
| 9 | Izuishi et al, 2000 (7) | 50 | M | HCV | ND | 40 | Positive | CH | Imune |
| 10 | Ozeki et al, 1996 (16) | 69 | F | ND | No | 30 | Positive | LC | Imune |
| 11 | Markovic et al, 1996 (9) | 62 | M | HBV | No | 130 | Positive | LC | Imune |
| 12 | Gaffy et al, 1990 (6) | 63 | M | No | No | 100 | ND | LC | Herbs, bleeding |
| 13 | Andreola et al, 1987 (8) | 75 | M | HBV | ND | 120 | Positive | ND | Thrombi |
M, male; F, female; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; LC, liver cirrhosis; CH, chronic hepatitis; ND, not described; A-P shunt, arterio-portal shunt; Imune, immunological reaction.