Table 1.
Characteristics of patients (n = 18)
| No. | Gender | Age (yr) | Tumor size1 (cm) | Cirrhosis | Tumor grade2 | TNM stage |
| 1 | M | 55 | 1.9 | No | G3 | T2N0M0 |
| 2 | M | 40 | 4.1 | Macronodular | G3 | T2N0M0 |
| 3 | M | 42 | 4.6 | No | G3 | T3N0M0 |
| 4 | M | 42 | 5.6 | Micronodular | G2 | T3N0M0 |
| 5 | M | 43 | 5.8 | Micronodular | G1 | T1N0M0 |
| 6 | M | 61 | 1.9 | Micronodular | G3 | T2N0M0 |
| 7 | M | 55 | 12.0 | Micronodular | G2 | T4N0M0 |
| 8 | M | 40 | 4.0 | Macronodular | G2 | T3N0M0 |
| 9 | M | 35 | 2.3 | Macronodular | G1 | T1N0M0 |
| 10 | M | 57 | 5.9 | No | G3 | T1N0M0 |
| 11 | M | 44 | 9.6 | No | G2 | T3N0M0 |
| 12 | M | 45 | 12.2 | Micronodular | G3 | T2N0M0 |
| 13 | M | 46 | 4.4 | Micronodular | G3 | T2N0M0 |
| 14 | F | 46 | 15.8 | Micronodular | G3 | T2N0M0 |
| 15 | M | 63 | 6.1 | No | G3 | T3N0M0 |
| 16 | M | 61 | 4.6 | No | G3 | T2N0M0 |
| 17 | F | 60 | 9.1 | No | G3 | T3N0M0 |
| 18 | F | 50 | 9.3 | No | G3 | T2N0M0 |
1
Diameter of the biggest nodule.
2
G1-2: Well-differentiated; G3: Moderately-differentiated; G4: Poorly-differentiated. M: Male; F: Female; TNM: Tumor-node-metastasis.