Factors associated with increased risk of peritoneal seeding after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Autor: Ryu H; Department of Radiology, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea., Kim TU; Department of Radiology, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea. harrybosch1978@gmail.com., Lee JW; Department of Radiology, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea., Jeon UB; Department of Radiology, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea., Kim JH; Department of Radiology, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea., Jang JY; Department of Radiology, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea., Yoon KT; Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea., Hong YM; Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, 50612, Republic of Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Abdominal radiology (New York) [Abdom Radiol (NY)] 2023 Oct; Vol. 48 (10), pp. 3243-3252. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 30.
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-023-03987-x
Abstrakt: Purpose: To evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and prognosis associated with peritoneal seeding after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for HCC, focusing on viable tumors after previous locoregional treatment, including TACE and RFA.
Methods: Exactly 290 patients (mean age, 67.9 years ± 9.74; 223 men) with 383 HCCs (mean size, 15.9 mm ± 5.49) who underwent RFA between June 2012 and December 2019 were included in this retrospective study. Among them, 158 had history of previous treatment (mean number, 1.3 ± 1.8) with 109 viable HCCs. Cumulative seeding after RFA was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Independent factors affecting seeding were investigated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.
Results: Median follow-up was 1175 days (range: 28-4116). Seeding incidence was 4.1 (12/290) and 4.7% (17/383) per patient and tumor, respectively. The median time interval between RFA and detection of seeding was 785 days (range: 81-1961). Independent risk factors for seeding included subcapsular tumor location (hazard ratio [HR] 4.2; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4, 13.0; p = 0.012) and RFA for viable HCC after previous locoregional treatment (HR 4.5; 95% CI 1.7, 12.3; p = 0.003). Subgroup analysis for viable tumors, revealed no significant difference in cumulative seeding rates between the TACE and RFA groups (p = 0.078). Cumulative overall survival rates differed significantly between patients with and without seeding metastases (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Peritoneal seeding after RFA is a rare, delayed complication. Subcapsular-located and viable HCC after previous locoregional treatment are potential risk factors for seeding. Seeding metastases could affect the prognosis of patients who cannot receive local therapy.
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Databáze: MEDLINE