ArticleJournal of clinical and translational hepatology2022
Preoperative Assessment of Abdominal Adipose Tissue to Predict Microvascular Invasion in Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
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- The predictive value of abdominal fat area and volume for early recurrence of after resection hepatocellular carcinoma.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- [Study of a nomogram model of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for the preoperative diagnosis of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma and its value].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- The potential ofAbdominal radiology (New York) · 2024Article
- A model based on adipose and muscle-related indicators evaluated by CT images for predicting microvascular invasion in HCC patients.Biomarker research · 2023Article
- Preoperative prediction of early recurrence of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (≤5 cm) by visceral adipose tissue index.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Microvascular invasion (MVI) affects recurrence after treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma (sHCC) of ≤3 cm in size. The present study aimed to investigate whether abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) are associated with MVI in patients with sHCC. Methods: A total of 124 patients with pathologically-confirmed sHCC diagnosed on surgical resection at the First Hospital Affiliated to Army Military University were recruited and divided into two groups according to MVI classification criteria (i.e., MVI-positive or MVI-negative). The SAT, VAT, and IMAT areas at the lumbar 3 vertebral level were imaged with abdominal computed tomography and measured using ImageJ software. Their association with MVI in sHCC was analyzed. Results: Of the 124 patients with sHCC, 67 were MVI-positive and 57 were MVI-negative. Univariate analysis revealed a significant difference in the abdominal VAT and SAT between the MVI-positive and MVI-negative groups ( Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the areas of abdominal SAT and VAT are of significant clinical value because they can effectively predict the MVI status in patients with sHCC.
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