Table 1.
Patients’ demographic data and characteristics of the nodules
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 88 |
| Sex (male:female) | 6:82 |
| Age (year) | 39.2±11.4 |
| No. of nodules | 90 |
| Nodule diameter, longest (cm) | 3.7±1.2 (0.9‒7.7) |
| Nodule volume (mL) | 14.3±16.2 (1.5‒90.1) |
| Soliditya) | |
| Solid or predominantly solid | 80 |
| Cystic or predominantly cystic | 10 |
| No. of RFA sessions (range) | 1.5±0.9 (1‒6) |
| F/U period (month) (range) | 66.6±23.2 (33‒122) |
Values are presented as mean±SD (range).
RFA, radiofrequency ablation; F/U, follow-up.
a)
Solid: no obvious cystic component; predominantly solid: cystic portion ≤50%; predominantly cystic: cystic portion >50%; cystic: no obvious solid component.