Table 1.

Clinical-pathological characteristics, HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma, N.D.: not determined, pre-treatment: transarterial chemoembolization.

No. of HCC patients	15
Age-yr
Mean	58
s.d.	7
No. of male sex (%)	14 (93)
No. of infection (%)	14 (93)
No. of HCV (%)	8 (53)
No. of HBV (%)	5 (33)
No. of HBV + HDV (%)	1 (7)
No. of alcohol use (%)	1 (7)
No. of Pretreatment (%)	13 (87)
Surgery
No. of OLTx (%)	13 (87)
No. of Resection (%)	2 (13)
HCC histopathological grade
No. of G1 (%)	0 (0)
No. of G2 (%)	7 (47)
No. of G3 (%)	5 (33)
No. of G4 (%)	2 (13)
No. of not defined (%)	1 (7)
No. of cirrhotic but nonneoplastic livers	3
Age-yr
Mean	58
s.d.	3
No. of male sex (%)	100
No. of infection (%)	0 (0)
No. of HCV (%)	0 (0)
No. of HBV (%)	1 (33)
No. of HBV + HDV(%)	0 (0)
No. of alcohol use (%)	2 (67)
No. of normal livers	5
Age-yr
Mean	n.d.
s.d.	n.d.
No. of male sex (%)	n.d.