Table 2 Location of tumor, histology and prognosis of 94 cases of primary hepatic carcinoid tumor
From: Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor: a case report and review of the literature
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Location | |
   unilobar | 72/94 (76.6) |
Left lobe | 28/94 (29.8) |
Right lobe | 44/94 (46.8) |
   billobar | 22/94 (23.4) |
Number | |
   Single | 59/94 (62.8) |
   Multiple | 35/94 (37.2) |
Tumor size | |
   ≦ 3 cm | 7/74 (9.5) |
   > 3 cm | 67/74 (90.5) |
Histological stains | |
   Grimelius | 64/71 (90.1) |
   Fontana-Masson stains | 14/34 (41.2) |
Immunohistochemical stains | |
   Chromogranin A | 57/64 (89.1) |
   Neuron specific enolase | 43/58 (74.1) |
   Synaptophysin | 23/47 (48.9) |
   cytokeratin | 22/40 (55.0) |
Misdiagnosed as HCC by microscopy before IHC stains | 11/94 (11.7) |
Prognosis | |
   Alive | 70/94 (74.5) |
   Death | 24/94 (25.5) |
Treatment | |
   Hepatectomy | 73/84 (86.8) |
   Liver transplantation | 3/84 (3.6) |
   Transcatheter arterial embolization | 3/84 (3.6) |
   Chemotherapy | 2/84 (2.4) |
   Radiotherapy | 2/84 (2.4) |
   Radiofrequency ablation | 1/84 (1.2) |
Recurrence | |
   No recurrence | 53/75 (70.7) |
   Recurrence | 22/75 (29.3) |