Research Article
Safety and Efficacy of Hepatic Artery Embolization in Treating Solitary Fibrous Tumor Metastatic to the Liver
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of 12 patients with metastatic liver hemangiopericytoma/solitary fibrous tumor treated with hepatic artery embolization.
| Demographic characteristics | Number of patients (%) |
| Age (yrs) (mean ± SD) | 42.5 ± 13 (range: 24–65) | Sex | Male | 6 (50%) | Female | 6 (50%) | Origin of primary tumor | Thigh | 1 (8.3%) | Retroperitoneal (lumbar) | 1 (8.3%) | Pelvis | 2 (16.7%) | Pleural | 2 (16.7%) | Head and neck | 6 (50%) | Cerebellar | 1 (8%) | Posterior auricular | 1 (8%) | Meningeal | 4 (33%) | Metastasis at the time of presentation | Yes | 2 (17%) | No | 10 (83%) | Grade | High | 5 (42%) | Low | 3 (25%) | Unknown | 4 (33%) | Sign and symptoms | Local pain or tenderness | 4 (44%) | Neurologic | 4 (44%) | Unknown | 2 (22%) |
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