Table 1.
Clinicopathological parameters of 25 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
| Parameters | No. of cases(%) |
|---|---|
| Age(years) | |
| <58 | 12/25(48.0) |
| ≥58 | 13/25(52.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 19/25(76.0) |
| Female | 6/25(24.0) |
| Cause* | |
| HBV | 15/25(60.0) |
| HCV | 7/25(28.0) |
| Alcohol | 3/25(12.0) |
| Basal liver disease | |
| Cirrhosis | 15/25(60.0) |
| Chronic hepatitis | 10/25(40.0) |
| Tumor size (cm) | |
| <4.5 | 16/25(64.0) |
| ≥4.5 | 9/25(36.0) |
| Differentiation grade** | |
| WD | 4/25(16.0) |
| MD | 12/25(48.0) |
| PD | 9/25(36.0) |
| Pattern of growth | |
| Infiltrative | 9/25(36.0) |
| Encapsulated | 16/25(64.0) |
| Capsular invasion | |
| Absent | 11/16(68.7) |
| Present | 5/16(31.3) |
| Satellite nodules | |
| Absent | 10/25(40.0) |
| Present | 15/25(60.0) |
| Vascular invasion | |
| Absent | 17/25(68.0) |
| Present | 8/25(32.0) |
*
HBV; hepatitis B virus, HCV; hepatitis C virus
**
WD; well differentiated, MD; moderately differentiated, PD; poorly differentiated