Table 4. Comparison of imaging findings and staging of HCC less than 2cm in patients with and without TIPS.
HCC-TIPS N = 13 |
HCC-No TIPS N = 83 |
P-value | |
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Focality (%) | 0.54 | ||
Multiple | 7 (53.8) | 34 (41.0) | |
Single | 6 (46.2) | 49 (59.0) | |
LI-RADS (%) | 0.023 | ||
LR-3 | 4 (30.8) | 6 (7.2) | |
LR-4 | 4 (30.8) | 48 (57.8) | |
LR-5 | 3 (38.5) | 29 (34.9) | |
Vascular invasion (%) | 1.00 | ||
Missing | 1 (7.7) | 2 (2.4) | 0.554 |
Microvascular invasion | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
None | 12 (92.3) | 80 (96.4) | |
TNM Stage (%) | 0.120 | ||
Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 0.247 |
1 | 5 (38.5) | 48 (57.8) | |
2 | 6 (46.2) | 31 (37.3) | |
3 or 4 | 2 (15.4) | 3 (3.6) |