Table 1.

Relationship between HPA and nm23-H1 expression and clinicopathological data and metastasis and recurrence of HCC.

Parameters	Case number	HPA (+)	P	nm-23-H1 (+)	P
Tumor size
≤5 cm	8	3	0.25	5	0.176
>5 cm	25	13		10
Tumor integument
Intact	14	5	0.13	8	0.146
Unintact	19	11		7
Metastasis and recurrence
High	14	10	0.023	3	0.018
Low	19	6		12
AFP level
Positive	21	12	0.125	9	0.262
Negative	12	4		6
HBsAg
Positive	24	12	0.292	9	0.106
Negative	9	4		6
Liver cirrhosis
Yes	18	8	0.241	9	0.235
No	15	8		6
Edmondson grade
Grade I, II	13	3	0.019	8	0.096
Grade III, IV	20	13		7
TNM stage
I, II	18	6	0.047	9	0.235
III, IV	15	10		6
Follow-up
Metastasis and recurrence (+)	14	11	0.003	3	0.024
Metastasis and recurrence (-)	14	3		9