Male gender |
104 (79%) |
26 (93%) |
0.12 |
Age in years (mean) |
55.5 |
55.1 |
0.87 |
Etiology of Cirrhosis |
|
|
|
HCV |
57 |
18 |
0.06 |
HCV and Alcohol |
33 |
4 |
0.32 |
Alcohol alone |
13 |
2 |
0.74 |
HBV |
12 |
2 |
0.98 |
Other |
17 |
2 |
0.53 |
Mean total lymphocyte count (thousand per cubic millimeter) |
3.2 |
3.1 |
0.77 |
Mean biochemical MELD score at diagnosis |
10 |
9 |
0.61 |
Mean AFP at diagnosis (ng/dL) |
275 |
296 |
0.74 |
Outside Milan criteria at diagnosis |
19 (14%) |
7 (25%) |
0.06 |
Mean time on wait list (days) |
23 |
26 |
0.49 |
Locoregional therapy prior to transplantation |
92 (70%) |
18 (64%) |
0.08 |
Incidental HCC |
11 |
4 |
0.47 |
T stage underestimated by pre-operative imaging |
6 |
2 |
0.63 |
Poorly differentiated tumor on explant |
19 |
2 |
0.37 |
Any tumor greater than 3cm in diameter |
58 |
8 |
0.15 |
Mean number of tumors |
1.4 |
1.6 |
0.21 |
Mean size of largest tumor (in cm) |
2.2 |
2.0 |
0.11 |
Microvascular invasion |
20 (15%) |
5 (18%) |
0.77 |