Table 4
Clinical information and reasons for diagnosis of liver cancer in male PVC workers
| Case no. | Age at death | Age at first exposure | Year of first exposure | Exposure (years) | Latency (years) | HBsAg/ anti-HCV | Major clinical finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA, data unavailable. | |||||||
| 1 | 44 | 30 | 1980 | 4.0 | 13.8 | +/NA | CT: 2 cm right lobe hepatoma, cirrhosis |
| 2 | 55 | 37 | 1977 | 14.3 | 17.5 | +/− | CT and angiography: caudate lobe tumour, portal vein thrombi, AFP >100000 μg/l, cirrhosis |
| 3 | 42 | 25 | 1973 | 16.6 | 16.6 | +/NA | CT: multiple hepatoma, cirrhosis, cytology: HCC |
| 4 | 53 | 45 | 1984 | 4.9 | 8.1 | +/− | Sonography: right lobe tumour, portal vein thrombi, AFP 7590 μg/l, cirrhosis |
| 5 | 58 | 46 | 1983 | 6.0 | 11.7 | +/NA | Sonography: 13 cm right lobe tumour, portal vein thrombi, cirrhosis, cytology: HCC |
| 6 | 40 | 37 | 1986 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +/NA | Sonography: 1.2 cm mass hepatoma, cirrhosis |
| 7 | 40 | 25 | 1979 | 1.5 | 14.8 | NA/NA | NA |
| 8 | 47 | 24 | 1967 | 17.4 | 22.6 | +/NA | CT and angiography: right lobe hepatoma, portal vein thrombi, AFP 7700 μg/l, cirrhosis |
| 9 | 51 | 25 | 1965 | 25.3 | 25.5 | +/− | CT and angiography: right lobe hepatoma, portal vein thrombi, cirrhosis |
| 10 | 51 | 26 | 1968 | 16.6 | 25.3 | +/NA | CT: tumour mass with central necrosis, metastasis post wedge resection, pathology: HCC |
| 11 | 53 | 26 | 1969 | 4.3 | 27.0 | +/− | CT: right lobe tumour, portal vein thrombi, AFP >12000 μg/l |
| 12 | 55 | 28 | 1969 | 14.4 | 26.9 | +/− | 1.7 cm mass, portal vein thrombi, AFP 1485 μg/l, cirrhosis |
| 13 | 62 | 35 | 1969 | 4.3 | 27.2 | NA/NA | NA |
| 14 | 63 | 47 | 1977 | 8.1 | 16.4 | +/NA | CT: multiple hepatoma over right lobe, AFP 16698 μg/l, pathology: HCC |
| 15 | 64 | 51 | 1984 | 6.0 | 12.8 | NA/NA | NA |
| 16 | 67 | 39 | 1967 | 17.3 | 28.3 | NA/NA | NA |
| 17 | 67 | 59 | 1983 | 1.3 | 8.4 | +/NA | Sonography: hepatoma |
| 18 | 74 | 47 | 1969 | 4.3 | 26.8 | NA/NA | NA |
| 19 | 47 | 39 | 1978 | 8.3 | 8.3 | +/NA | Angiography: hepatoma, portal vein thrombi, cirrhosis |
| 20 | 53 | 23 | 1966 | 25.7 | 30.3 | −/− | Sonography: 5.9 cm mass, ascites, splenomegaly, cirrhosis |
| 21 | 40 | 17 | 1979 | 9.0 | 23.0 | NA/NA | Sonography: hepatoma, cirrhosis |
| 22 | 39 | 22 | 1976 | 10.0 | 10.0 | NA/NA | NA |
| 23 | 52 | 33 | 1973 | 15.3 | 19.3 | +/NA | Liver scan: multiple space occupying lesion, portal vein occlusion |
| 24 | 55 | 30 | 1969 | 18.0 | 25.2 | NA/NA | NA |
| 25 | 61 | 46 | 1969 | 12.2 | 15.3 | NA/NA | NA |
