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. 2020 May 25;18:106. doi: 10.1186/s12957-020-01883-y

Table 1.

Basic characteristics of patients with NCRNNELM

Characteristics N (%)
Patients (number) 114
Sex: female 90 (78%)
Age (years), median[range], > 60 years) 55[26–83], 37%
BMI mean (range) 24.6 (16.8–38.7)
ASA 1–2 89 (78.1%)
Primary tumor sites
 Breast 70 (61%)
 Genito-urinary 13 (11%)
 Gastro-intestinal 10 (9%)
 Sarcoma 11 (10%)
 Melanoma 4 (4%)
 Squamous 3 (3%)
 Others 3 (3%)
Primary lymph node metastasis 46 (40%)
Timing of diagnosis
 0–12 months 43 (38%)
 12–24 months 13 (11%)
 > 24 months 58 (51%)
Number of nodules mean (median[range]) 1.86 [1 (1–9)]
Multi-nodular 62 (54%)
Size of largest nodule mean (median[range]) (mm) 32.85[25 (2–70)]
Size > 50 mm 23 (20%)
Systemic treatment for the primary tumor
 NACT 42 (37%)
 ACT 79 (69%)
 Hormonal therapy 56 (49%)
 Radiotherapy 55 (48%)
 Trastuzumab 25 (22%)
 Glivec 9 (8%)
 Other 3 (3%)
Systemic treatment for liver metastases
 NACT 95 (83%)
 ACT 66 (58%)
Type of surgery
 Open approach/laparoscopy 79 (69%)/35 (31%)
  RF 33 (29%)
  Major hepatectomy 23 (20%)
Complications Clavien-Dindo
 0 91 (80%)
 I–II 10 (9%)
 III (a-b) 12 (11%)
 IV 1 (1%)
 V 0
Relapse 65 (57%)
 Liver 37 (33%)
 Liver + lung 3 (3%)
 Liver + bone 3 (3%)
 Liver + brain 2 (2%)
 Liver + peritoneum 3 (3%)
 Lung 4 (4%)
 Peritoneum 3 (3%)
 Bone 1 (1%)
 Brain 1 (1%)
 Multiple 8 (7%)
Number of hepatectomies
 2 11 (10%)
 3 1 (1%)
AFC score
 1 16 (14%)
 2 19 (17%)
 3 33 (29%)
 4 25 (22%)
 5 16 (14%)
 6 5 (4%)
Low/ Intermediate risk AFC score 68 (60%)/46 (40%)
mCRS
 0 24 (21%)
 1 38 (33%)
 2 26 (23%)
 3 23 (20%)
 4 3 (3%)
Low-/high-risk (0–2) 88 (77%)/26 (23%)

BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesia, LN lymph node, ACT adjuvant chemotherapy, NACT neoadjuvant chemotherapy, RF radiofrequency destruction, mCRS modified clinical risk score