Table 2.

Comparison of pathologic features between group I and II

Variables	Group I (n = 27)	Group II (n = 270)	P value
Cirrhosis	18 (66.7%)	161 (59.6%)	0.476
Tumor size ≤ 5 cm	17 (62.9%)	124 (41.4%)	0.091
Resection margins ≤ 1 cm	3 (11.1%)	32 (11.8%)	0.909
Macrovascular invasion	3 (11.1%)	26 (9.6%)	0.805
Microvascular invasion	17 (62.9%)	116 (43.0%)	0.046
Lymph node metastasis	1 (3.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0.830
Tumor satellites	5 (18.5%)	42 (15.6%)	0.688
Tumor capsule absence	21 (77.7%)	142 (52.6%)	0.012
Edmonson-Steiner grade
1-2	1 (3.7%)	56 (20.1%)	0.036
3-4	26 (96.3%)	214 (79.9%)