Table 4.
Risk factors for rapid tumor progression in 87 patients
| Variables | No tumor progression (83) | Tumor progression (4) | P value |
| Child-Pugh class | |||
| A/B | 45/38 | 3/1 | 0.41 |
| CLIP score | |||
| 0/1/2/4 | 25/40/17/1 | 0/2/2/0 | 0.43 |
| Number lesions | |||
| Single/multiple | 50/33 | 2/2 | 0.68 |
| AFP value | |||
| < 200/≥ 200 kU/L | 77/6 | 2/2 | 0.04 |
| Tumor size | |||
| < 3 cm/3-5 cm/5-7 cm | 10/59/14 | 0/4/0 | 0.45 |
| Tumor morphology | |||
| Infiltrating/ | 15/68 | 1/3 | 0.72 |
| noninfiltrating | |||
| Portal vein thrombosis | |||
| No/main portal | 71/1/3 | 3/0/1 | 0.17 |
| branch/sectorial | |||
| Tumor location | |||
| Peripheral/near | 60/23 | 1/3 | 0.04 |
| main portal | |||
| Treatment | |||
| Duration RFA (min) | 27.7±13.7 | 25.6±7.5 | 0.40 |
| Number insertions | 2.0±1.3 | 1.7±0.9 | 0.33 |