Table 2.
Peri-operative and Pathological data of the study patients
| Variables | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | All cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval between TARE and resection | 47 | 44 | 101 | 142 | 164 | 99.6±54.33 |
| Operation type | RH | RH | RH | Extended RH | RH | --- |
| Operation time (minutes) | 230 | 105 | 120 | 180 | 120 | 151±52.7 |
| Estimated blood loss (ml) | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 56±26.1 |
| Blood transfusion | No | No | No | No | No | --- |
| Intraoperative complications | No | No | No | No | No | --- |
| Hospital stay (days) | 9 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13.8±4.1 |
| Postoperative morbidity | No | Yes | No | No | No | --- |
| Clavien-Dindo grade | IIIb | |||||
| Pathological data | ||||||
| Liver status | Chronic hepatitis | Chronic hepatitis | Mixed cirrhosis* | Micro cirrhosis† | Normal | --- |
| Type | Expanding nodular | Mass forming | Trabecular | NA | NA | --- |
| Edmonson-Steiner grade | II | II | II | NA | NA | --- |
| Necrosis percentage (%) | 60 | 97 | 90 | 100 (totally necrotic) | 100 (totally necrotic) | 89.4±16.94 |
| Resection margin | R0 | R0 | R0 | R0 | R0 | --- |
| Margin length (mm) | 39 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 20 | 21.8±18.91 |
| Capsule | Partial | Partial | Complete | NA | NA | --- |
| Satellite nodules | No | No | No | No | No | --- |
| Microvascular invasion | Yes | No | No | NA | NA | --- |
| Perineural invasion | No | No | No | NA | NA | --- |
| Survival outcomes | ||||||
| Follow up duration (months) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15±2.74 |
| Survival | Alive | Alive | Alive | Alive | Alive | --- |
| Recurrence | No | No | No | No | No | --- |
| Recurrence free survival (months) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15±2.74 |
*Mixed cirrhosis: mixed micro- and macro-nodular cirrhosis
†Micro cirrhosis: micro-nodular cirrhosis
TARE, trans-arterial radio-embolization; RH, right hemi-hepatectomy