Table 2.
Characteristics of the patients included in the study.
| Characteristic | Patient data (n = 75) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age (y)* | 60 ± 13 | |
| Sex | Men:women | 41:34 |
| Staging in primary liver tumors | 23 | |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 13 | |
| Cholangiocellular carcinoma | 4 | |
| Hemangiosarcoma | 1 | |
| Intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct | 1 | |
| Focal nodular hyperplasia | 2 | |
| Hemangioma | 1 | |
| Adenoma | 1 | |
| Staging in primary tumors of other origin | 52 | |
| Colorectal carcinoma | 31 | |
| Breast cancer | 6 | |
| Pancreatic cancer | 5 | |
| Melanoma | 2 | |
| Prostate cancer | 1 | |
| Cervical cancer | 1 | |
| Lymphoma | 1 | |
| Ovarian cancer | 1 | |
| Lung cancer | 1 | |
| Osteosarcoma | 1 | |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 1 | |
| Cancer of unknown primary | 1 | |
| Number of FLLs | ||
| 1–3 | 28 | |
| 4–6 | 11 | |
| disseminated | 17 | |
| Accompanying disease | ||
| Liver cirrhosis | 8 | |
| Ascites | 7 | |
| Pleural effusion | 5 | |