Table 1. Clinical features of HCC patients examined in this study.

No.	Age	Sex	Virus	Size (mm)	Adjacent Tissue	AJCC Stage
1	69	Male	HCV	25×22	LC	I
2	79	Female	not detected	22×15	LC	II
3	77	Female	HCV	18×16	LC	I
4	76	Female	HCV	14×8	LC	II
5	81	Male	not detected	48×45	CH	I
6	69	Male	not detected	70×70	Normal	III
7	65	Male	HCV	60×45	LC	III
8	76	Male	not detected	55×45	CH	III
9	80	Male	HCV	30×38	LC	II
10	58	Female	not detected	45×40	LC	II
11	61	Male	HCV	35×32	CH	II
12	65	Male	HCV	25×16	LC	II
13	75	Male	HCV	25×23	CH	I
14	75	Male	HCV	25×20	LC	II
15	79	Male	HCV	110×90	CH	III

Note: HCV, hepatitis C virus; LC, liver cirrhosis; CH, chronic hepatitis; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer.