Table 1.
Ages, Genders, Nodular Sizes, Etiologies of Liver Diseases, and Histological Stages of Background Liver in the Cases Used in This Study
| Liver specimen | N | Age* | M/F | Size (cm)* | Etiologies | Background liver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal liver | 5 | 62.2 (56 to 72) | 3/2 | |||
| Low-grade dysplastic nodule | 10 | 61.0 (42 to 71) | 8/2 | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.2) | HBV (3), HCV (7) | Cirrhosis (5), precirrhosis (4), CH (1) |
| High-grade dysplastic nodule | 10 | 63.2 (43 to 72) | 7/3 | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.3) | HBV (2), HCV (8) | Cirrhosis (6), precirrhosis (4) |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 15 | 59.8 (45 to 74) | 11/4 | 3.5 (2.2 to 5.2) | HBV(5), HCV (8), alcohol (2) | Cirrhosis (10), precirrhosis (3), CH (2) |
*
Data are shown in average (range).
N, number of cases; M, male; F, female; CH, chronic hepatitis.