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Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients with NCRNNELM

From: The lack of selection criteria for surgery in patients with non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine liver metastases

Characteristics

N (%)

Patients (number)

114

Sex: female

90 (78%)

Age (years), median[range], > 60 years)

55[26–83], 37%

BMI mean (range)

24.6 (16.8–38.7)

ASA 1–2

89 (78.1%)

Primary tumor sites

 Breast

70 (61%)

 Genito-urinary

13 (11%)

 Gastro-intestinal

10 (9%)

 Sarcoma

11 (10%)

 Melanoma

4 (4%)

 Squamous

3 (3%)

 Others

3 (3%)

Primary lymph node metastasis

46 (40%)

Timing of diagnosis

 0–12 months

43 (38%)

 12–24 months

13 (11%)

 > 24 months

58 (51%)

Number of nodules mean (median[range])

1.86 [1 (1–9)]

Multi-nodular

62 (54%)

Size of largest nodule mean (median[range]) (mm)

32.85[25 (2–70)]

Size > 50 mm

23 (20%)

Systemic treatment for the primary tumor

 NACT

42 (37%)

 ACT

79 (69%)

 Hormonal therapy

56 (49%)

 Radiotherapy

55 (48%)

 Trastuzumab

25 (22%)

 Glivec

9 (8%)

 Other

3 (3%)

Systemic treatment for liver metastases

 NACT

95 (83%)

 ACT

66 (58%)

Type of surgery

 Open approach/laparoscopy

79 (69%)/35 (31%)

  RF

33 (29%)

  Major hepatectomy

23 (20%)

Complications Clavien-Dindo

 0

91 (80%)

 I–II

10 (9%)

 III (a-b)

12 (11%)

 IV

1 (1%)

 V

0

Relapse

65 (57%)

 Liver

37 (33%)

 Liver + lung

3 (3%)

 Liver + bone

3 (3%)

 Liver + brain

2 (2%)

 Liver + peritoneum

3 (3%)

 Lung

4 (4%)

 Peritoneum

3 (3%)

 Bone

1 (1%)

 Brain

1 (1%)

 Multiple

8 (7%)

Number of hepatectomies

 2

11 (10%)

 3

1 (1%)

AFC score

 1

16 (14%)

 2

19 (17%)

 3

33 (29%)

 4

25 (22%)

 5

16 (14%)

 6

5 (4%)

Low/ Intermediate risk AFC score

68 (60%)/46 (40%)

mCRS

 0

24 (21%)

 1

38 (33%)

 2

26 (23%)

 3

23 (20%)

 4

3 (3%)

Low-/high-risk (0–2)

88 (77%)/26 (23%)

  1. BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesia, LN lymph node, ACT adjuvant chemotherapy, NACT neoadjuvant chemotherapy, RF radiofrequency destruction, mCRS modified clinical risk score