Table 3.

Results of the most recent liver biopsies performed on 60 HCV-infected childhood cancer survivors


Result*

No. of patients

Percentage
Piecemeal necrosis (score)  55   
   Absent (0)   10   18.2  
   Mild (1)   19   34.5  
   Moderate (2-3)   26   47.3  
   Severe (4)   0   0  
Staging (score)  59   
   None (0)   13   22.0  
   Mild fibrosis (1-2)   17   28.8  
   Moderate fibrosis (3-5)   21   35.6  
   Cirrhosis   8   13.6 
Bile duct lesion  53   
   Absent   48   90.6  
   Present   5   9.4  
Iron storage (score)  50   
   Absent or barely discernable (0)   32   64.0  
   Discernable 100-400 × (1-2)   7   14.0  
   Discernable 10-25 × (3-4)   11   22.0  
Steatosis (score)  50   
   Absent (0)   18   36.0  
   Mild (1)   27   54.0  
   Moderate (2)   5   10.0  
   Severe (3)
 
0
 
0
 

Result*

No. of patients

Percentage
Piecemeal necrosis (score)  55   
   Absent (0)   10   18.2  
   Mild (1)   19   34.5  
   Moderate (2-3)   26   47.3  
   Severe (4)   0   0  
Staging (score)  59   
   None (0)   13   22.0  
   Mild fibrosis (1-2)   17   28.8  
   Moderate fibrosis (3-5)   21   35.6  
   Cirrhosis   8   13.6 
Bile duct lesion  53   
   Absent   48   90.6  
   Present   5   9.4  
Iron storage (score)  50   
   Absent or barely discernable (0)   32   64.0  
   Discernable 100-400 × (1-2)   7   14.0  
   Discernable 10-25 × (3-4)   11   22.0  
Steatosis (score)  50   
   Absent (0)   18   36.0  
   Mild (1)   27   54.0  
   Moderate (2)   5   10.0  
   Severe (3)
 
0
 
0
 
*

Not all categories were scored for each patient

Fibrosis was scored using the 6-point scale per Desmet et al.

Does not include one case of clinically decompensated cirrhosis, not biopsied

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