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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2026; 18(8): 121533
Published online Aug 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i8.121533
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients, mean ± SD/n (%)
Characteristics
All patients (n = 71)
Age (years)56.9 ± 10.9
Sex
Male49 (69.1)
Female22 (30.9)
Type of tumor
HCC39 (54.9)
Liver metastasis32 (45.1)
Number of lesions
Single55 (77.5)
Multiple16 (22.5)
Liver tumor size (cm)4.2 ± 2.0
≤ 553 (74.6)
> 518 (25.4)
Child-Pugh class
A68 (95.7)
B3 (4.3)
ECOG performance status
016 (22.5)
155 (77.5)
Maximum lesion area, (cm2), median (IQR)8.8 (5.2-15.2)
Maximum area of ice ball, (cm2), median (IQR)12.8 (10.8-19.8)
Ice ball area-to-lesion area ratio
< 114 (19.7)
≥ 157 (80.3)


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