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Distribution of patients by gender and degree of fibrosis
Figure 1. Distribution of patients by gender and degree of fibrosis
Distribution of patients with high AFP levels according to gender, fibrosis, and means of further evaluation
Figure 2. The distribution of patients with high AFP levels, according to gender, fibrosis and means of further evaluation.
AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; CT: computed tomography; CEUS: contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
Evolution of patients diagnosed with HCC on treatment
Figure 3. Evolution of patients diagnosed with HCC on treatment. HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; AFP: alpha-fetoprotein
with single HCC nodule and PVT, and 1 patient with multiple HCC nodules and PVT). The direct antiviral
therapy was not interrupted in any of the cases. The 3 subjects diagnosed with HCC and no signs of PVT
underwent trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) with doxorubicin, while on antiviral therapy, with
good outcome. Figure 3 reveals the evolution of the patients who were diagnosed with HCC during treatment.
