Table II. Characteristics of patients by treatment and tumor size.
| Group 1 Resection ≤5 cm | Group 2 RFA ≤5 cm | p-value | Group 3 Resection >5 cm | Group 4 >RFA 5 cm | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 18 | 26 | 29 | 14 | ||
| Age (years) | 61±9 | 67±10 | 0.048 | 60±13 | 72±10 | 0.005 |
| Male/female | 12/6 | 10/16 | NS | 17/12 | 9/5 | NS |
| Tumor size (cm) | 2.9±1.1 | 3.3±0.8 | NS | 10.2±4.7 | 7.1±3.7 | 0.034 |
| AFP | 648±1677 | 700±1814 | NS | 62735±188455 | 517±1603 | NS |
| Etiology of cirrhosis | ||||||
| HBV | 6 (33%) | 4 (15%) | NS | 13 (45%) | 3 (21%) | NS |
| HCV | 7 (39%) | 15 (58%) | NS | 3 (10%) | 1 (7%) | NS |
| Alcoholic | 5 (28%) | 8 (31%) | NS | 3 (10%) | 2 (14%) | NS |
| Child-Pugh | 0.024 | 0.014 | ||||
| A | 14 (78%) | 10 (38%) | 26 (90%) | 8 (57%) | ||
| B | 4 (22%) | 12 (46%) | 3 (10%) | 6 (43%) | ||
| C | 0 (0%) | 4 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Stage | NS | 0.0005 | ||||
| 1 | 5 (28%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| 2 | 13 (72%) | 23 (88%) | 24 (83%) | 5 (36%) | ||
| 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (10%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| 4 | 0 (0%) | 1 (64%) | 2 (7%) | 9 (64%) |