Table 1.
Demographic data of 634 patients with huge hepatocelular carcinoma who underwent liver resection
| Sex (male:female) | 563:71 |
| Age (yr)1 | 39 ± 9.5 |
| Total bilirubin (μmol/L)1 | 12.5 ± 2.8 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 36 ± 8.5 |
| Albumin (mmol/L)1 | 3.8 ± 0.15 |
| Prothrombin times (seconds prolonged)1 | 1.48 ± 0.8 |
| Maximum size of tumor (cm)1 | 14.1 ± 2.6 |
| Pugh-Child’s grading, n (%) | |
| A | 559 (88.2%) |
| B | 75 (11.8%) |
| C | 0 |
| Alpha fetoprotein ≥ 400 ng/mL | 310 (58.9%)2 |
| HBsAg positive | 469 (74.0%) |
| Satellite nodules | 139 (26.5%) |
| Tumor thrombi in portal vein | 139 (21.9%) |
| Associated cirrhosis | 547 (86.3%) |
1
mean ± SD.
2
number of patient studied = 498.