Table I. Chararteristics of patients by treatment.

	Resection (N = 47)	RFA (N = 40)	p-value
Age (years)	60±12	69±10	0.0006
Male/female	29/18	19/21	NS
Tumor size (cm)	7.4±5.2	4.6±2.9	0.0032
AFP (ng/mL)	37,900±148,100	636±1724	NS
Etiology of cirrhosis
HBV	19 (40%)	7 (18%)	0.02
HCV	10 (21%)	16 (40%)	NS
Alcoholic	8 (17%)	10 (25%)	NS
Child-Pugh			0.0002
A	40 (85%)	18 (45%)
B	7 (15%)	18 (45%)
C	0 (10%)	4 (10%)
TNM Stage			0.016
1	5 (11%)	2 (5%)
2	37 (79%)	28 (70%)
3	3 (6%)	0 (0%)
4	2 (4%)	10 (25%)

AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; NS: not significant.