Table 1 The characteristics of 335 patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma (sHCC)
Variable | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 295 (88.1) |
Female | 40 (11.9) |
Age (years) | |
≤48 | 166 (49.6) |
>48 | 169 (50.4) |
ALT (U/L) | |
≤40 | 192 (57.3) |
>40 | 143 (42.7) |
AFP (ng/mL) | |
≤20 | 139 (41.5) |
>20 | 196 (58.5) |
Tumor size (cm) | |
≤2.5 | 188 (56.1) |
>2.5 | 147 (43.9) |
Tumor differentiation | |
Well | 56 (16.7) |
Moderate | 208 (62.1) |
Poor | 63 (18.8) |
Undifferentiated | 8 (2.4) |
Vascular invasion | |
Absent | 255 (76.1) |
Present | 80 (23.9) |
Envelope | |
Absent | 214 (63.9) |
Present | 121 (36.1) |
Liver cirrhosis | |
Absent | 201 (60.0) |
Present | 134 (40.0) |
Recurrence | |
Absent | 204 (60.9) |
Present | 131 (39.1) |