Table 2 Initial treatments received

From: Survival rate in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 389 patients

 

Number of patients

Surgerya

25 (6.4%)

PEI

69 (17.7%)

TACE+PEI

52 (13.4%)

TACE

49 (12.6%)

Otherb

194 (49.9%)

  1. PEI=Percutaneous ethanol injections; TACE=transarterial chemoembolisation.
  2. aTwelve additional patients underwent liver transplantation.
  3. bIncluding best supportive care and systemic treatment with sandostatin, tamoxifen, pravasin and two patients receiving RFA and two patients receiving TACE followed by surgery.
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