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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population

From: Postnatal treatment and evolution patterns of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma: a case series of 29 patients

Study cohort

Conservative

Treatment

Characteristics

(n = 29)

(n = 15)

(n = 12)

P value

Sex(female)

11/29(38%)

7/15(47%)

3/12(33%)

0.42

Prenatal diagnosis gestation (wk)

34 ± 4.3

33.6 ± 4

34.8 ± 4.8

0.56

Birth gestation (wk)

38.6 ± 1.4

37 ~ 41

37 ~ 40

0.28

Birth weight (g)

3,181 ± 310

3,200 ± 355

3,185 ± 262

1.00

visiting ages(d)

17 ± 13

1–30

1–30

0.87

Delivery pattern

   

0.71

 Normal labor

19(66%)

10(67%)

7(58%)

 

 Cesarean section

10(34%)

5(33%)

5(42%)

 

Postnatal Initial ultrasound

   

0.10

 Tumor size (cm)

6.5 ± 1.7

6.0 ± 1.1

7.2 ± 2.1

 

Location

   

0.81

 Right lobe

22(76%)

12(80%)

8(67%)

 

 Left lobe

4(14%)

2(13%)

2(17%)

 

 Right and left lobes

3(10%)

1(7%)

2(17%)

 

Cardiothoracic ratio(>0.6)

11/21(52%)

3/8(38%)

8/11(73%)

0.02

Clinical features

    

 Cutaneous hemangioma

2/29(7%)

0/15

2/12(17%)

0.19

 Abdominal syndrome

compartment

3/29(10%)

0/15

3/12(25%)

0.08

 Hepatic arteriovenous fistula

 (AVF)

4/29(14%)

0/15

4/12(33%)

0.03

 Congestive heart failure

5/29(17%)

0/15

5/12(42%)

0.01

 Pulmonary hypertension

8/29(28%)

1/15(7%)

7/12(58%)

0.01

 Thrombocytopenia

6/29(21%)

1/15(7%)

4/12(33%)

0.14

 Elevated TSH

4/18(22%)

1/7(14%)

3/11(27%)

1.00

 Anemia

4/29(14%)

1/15(7%)

3/12(25%)

0.29

 Coagulation abnormalities

19/26(73%)

10/14(71%)

9/12(75%)

1.00

 Elevated liver enzymes

19/23(83%)

11/12(92%)

7/9(78%)

0.55

 Albumin(g/l)

34.0 ± 4.1(n = 23)

34 ~ 40(n = 12)

25 ~ 40(n = 9)

0.02

 AFP(ng/ml)

48,209 ± 36,537

(n = 21)

52,036 ± 31,672

(n = 12)

52,275 ± 42,924

(n = 7)

0.99