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. 2016 Oct;5(5):399–407. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2016.08.05

Table 3. Outcomes in incidental ICC or cHCC-CC after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Case Age (year); sex MELD Type Size Pathological findings AFP (ng/mL) CEA (ng/mL) CA 19-9 (U/mL) Pre-transplant number; maximum size of HCC Post-transplant number; maximum size of HCC Outcomes
1 64; female 17 ICC, as incidental 1.8 cm solitary Well to moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma 17 11.2 80 1; 0.6 cm 6 (necrosis); 1.8 cm 26 months alive
2 55; female 15 cHCC-CC, as misdiagnosis 1.2 cm solitary Well to moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma 73 6.6 46 2; 2.0 cm 7; 1.0 cm 168 months alive
3 62; male 11 cHCC-CC, as misdiagnosis 1.8 cm solitary Well to moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma 7 2.4 9 1; 1.3 cm 1; 1.8 cm 90 months alive

AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; CA 19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; cHCC-CC, combined hepatocellular carcinoma; ICC, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease.