Table 2.
Recurrence Pattern in HCC patients with different CNLC staging
| Variables | Total | CNLC Ia | CNLC Ib | CNLC IIa | CNLC IIb | CNLC IIIa | CNLC IIIb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=731) | (n=284) | (n=227) | (n=64) | (n=32) | (n=97) | (n=27) | |
| Recurrence | |||||||
| YES | 403 (55.1) | 113 (39.8) | 129 (56.8) | 45 (70.3) | 24 (75) | 69 (71.1) | 23 (85.2) |
| NO | 328 (44.9) | 171 (60.2) | 98 (43.2) | 19 (29.7) | 8 (25) | 28 (28.9) | 4 (14.8) |
| Recurrence site | |||||||
| EHR (with or without IHR) | 110 (27.3) | 12 (10.6) | 44 (34.1) | 14 (31.1) | 2 (8.3) | 25 (36.2) | 13 (56.5) |
| IHR | 293 (72.7) | 101 (89.4) | 85 (65.9) | 31 (68.9) | 22 (91.7) | 44 (63.8) | 10 (43.5) |
| IHR type | |||||||
| Solitary IHR | 214 (73.0) | 75 (74.3) | 66 (77.6) | 21 (67.7) | 15 (68.2) | 29 (65.9) | 8 (80) |
| Multiple IHR | 79 (27.0) | 26 (25.7) | 19 (22.4) | 10 (32.3) | 7 (31.8) | 15 (34.1) | 2 (20) |
| Time to recurrence, mouths | |||||||
| ≤12 (early recurrence) | 252 (62.5) | 44 (38.9) | 89 (69.0) | 28 (62.2) | 15 (62.5) | 54 (78.3) | 22 (95.7) |
| >12 (late recurrence) | 151 (37.5) | 69 (61.1) | 40 (31.0) | 17 (37.8) | 9 (37.5) | 15 (21.7) | 1 (4.3) |