Table 1.
The clinical features of all 211 patients with hepatic resection.
| Variables | HCC < 10 cm (n = 188) | HCC ≧ 10 cm (n = 23) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Age | 59.77 ± 10.25 | 61.52 ± 12.18 | 0.449# |
| Gender | 0.14 | ||
| Male | 135 | 20 | |
| Female | 53 | 3 | |
| Symptoms (+) | 33 (17.6%) | 17 (73.9%) | <0.001 |
| Virus type | 0.022 | ||
| Non-B Non-C | 18 (9.6%) | 5(21.7%) | |
| HBV | 70(37.2%) | 13(56.6%) | |
| HCV | 83(44.2%) | 3(13%) | |
| HBV+HCV | 17(9%) | 2(8.7%) | |
| PLT (103/uL) | 155.75±61.42 | 258.48±134.08 | <0.001 |
| PT (INR) | 1.12±0.71 | 1.07±0.75 | 0.939 |
| Albumin(g/dL) | 3.96±0.55 | 3.51±0.60 | <0.001 |
| ALB ≧3.5 | 157 | 12 | 0.001 |
| ALB <3.5 | 31 | 11 | |
| Child-Pugh class | 0.044 | ||
| A | 183 | 20 | |
| B | 5(2.8%) | 3 (13%) | |
| MELD score | 8.75±3.99 | 7.83±1.51 | 0.408 |
| Median AFP level (ng/ml) | 18.225 | 30.15 | 0.256 |
| (2.87–65433) | (1.25– 677930) | ||
| AFP ≧1000 | 28 | 8 | 0.034 |
| AFP <1000 | 160 | 15 | |
#: Student t test, Other continuous variables: Mann Whitney U test.
Abbreviations: HBV: hepatitis B virus, HCV: hepatitis C virus, PLT: platelet, Cre: Creatinine, PT: Prothrombin time, INR: International normalized ratio, AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein.