Table 1. Demographics and clinical profile of patients with super-giant HCC.
Median age, years (range) | 65.5 (55–77) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 17 (94.4) |
Female | 1 (5.6) |
Risk factors, n (%) | |
HBV | 7 (38.9) |
Alcohol and HBV | 2 (11.1) |
No risk factors | 9 (50.0) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 9 (50.0) |
Diabetes mellitus | 8 (44.4) |
Hyperlipidemia | 7 (38.9) |
Stroke | 2 (11.1) |
Ischemic heart disease | 4 (22.2) |
Chronic renal disease | 3 (16.7) |
Pulmonary disease | 2 (11.1) |
Child-Pugh score, n (%) | |
A | 17 (94.4) |
B | 1 (5.6) |
C | 0 |
BCLC stage, n (%) | |
A | 0 |
B | 14 (77.8) |
C | 4 (22.2) |
HKLC stage, n (%) | |
I, IIa | 0 |
IIb | 15 (83.3) |
IIIa | 1 (5.6) |
IIIb | 2 (11.1) |
Iva, IVb | 0 |
Va, Vb | 0 |
Pre-operative treatment, n (%) | |
TACE | 1 (5.6)* |
None | 17 (94.4) |
This patient also received portal vein embolization. HBV, hepatitis B virus; BCLC, Barcelona Clinic for Liver Cancer; HKLC, Hong Kong liver cancer; TACE, transarterial chemoembolization.