Table 1. Patient characteristics and the number of tissue samples from each of the five patients.
Patient ID | Age | Gender | Typea | Different-iationb | Primary size (cm) | TNM stage | Max diameter(cm) | Location within the tumor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient 1 | 40 | male | HCC | M | 4 × 4.2 ×4 | T1N0M0 | 4.2 | T1: Superior pole, T2: Inferior pole, T3: Left-lateral pole, T4: Right-lateral pole, T5: Centre |
Patient 2 | 65 | female | HCC+ICC | L | 9 × 7.5 ×3.8 | T3N0M0 | 9 | T1: Superior pole, T2: Inferior pole, T3: Left-lateral pole, T4: Right -lateral pole, T5: Centre |
Patient 3 | 37 | female | HCC | M | 10 × 9 ×6 | T2N0M0 | 10 | T1: Superior pole, T2: Inferior pole, T3: Left-lateral pole, T4: Right -lateral pole, T5: Centre |
Patient 4 | 45 | male | HCC | M-L | 6 × 4.2 ×3.8 | T3N0M0 | 6 | T1: Superior pole, T2: Inferior pole, T3: Left-lateral pole, T4: Right -lateral pole, T5: Centre |
Patient 5 | 49 | male | HCC | H | 8 × 7.5 ×6 | T1N0M0 | 8 | T1: Superior pole, T2: Inferior pole, T3: Left-lateral pole, T4: Right -lateral pole, T5: Centre |
a HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma, ICC: intrahcpatic cholangiocarcinoma; b H: high-differentiated, M: moderately-differentiated, L: low-differentiated.