Table 1.
Clinicopathological features of patients
| Variables | TT present (17) | TT absent (16) | P | SN present (15) | SN absent (18) | P |
| Age | 43.4 (18.2) | 47.6 (16.5) | > 0.05b | 46.8 (17.6) | 45.1 (15.7) | > 0.05b |
| Sex | > 0.05a | > 0.05a | ||||
| Male | 14 (82.4) | 10 (62.5) | 13 (86.7) | 11 (61.1) | ||
| Female | 3 (17.6) | 6 (37.5) | 2 (13.3) | 7 (38.9) | ||
| LC | > 0.05a | > 0.05a | ||||
| Present | 4 (23.5) | 4 (25.0) | 5 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) | ||
| Absent | 13 (76.5) | 12 (75.0) | 10 (66.7) | 15 (83.3) | ||
| AFP | > 0.05a | > 0.05a | ||||
| Elevated | 15 (88.2) | 12 (75.0) | 13 (86.7) | 14 (77.8) | ||
| Normal | 2 (11.8) | 4 (25.0) | 2 (13.3) | 4 (22.2) | ||
| TS (cm) | 12.5 (2.6) | 16.7 (5.8) | > 0.05b | 14.4 (3.8) | 13.2 (3.1) | > 0.05b |
| BL (ml) | 1290 (640) | 1210 (450) | > 0.05b | 1300 (680) | 1220 (390) | > 0.05b |
| BT (ml) | 1100 (720) | 980 (370) | > 0.05b | 1050 (510) | 990 (570) | > 0.05b |
| WS (g) | 2280 (490) | 2350 (530) | > 0.05b | 2380 (570) | 2300 (460) | > 0.05b |
| Pathology | > 0.05a | > 0.05a | ||||
| HCC | 13 (76.5) | 14 (87.6) | 12 (80.0) | 15 (83.3) | ||
| CC | 1 (5.9) | 1 (6.2) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (5.6) | ||
| MHCC | 3 (17.6) | 1 (6.2) | 2 (13.3) | 2 (11.1) |
Values in parentheses are percentages or standard errors. TT, tumor thrombus; SN, satellite nodule; LC, liver cirrhosis; AFP, α-fetoprotein; TS, tumor size; BL, blood loss; BT, blood transfusion; WS, weight of specimen; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; CC, cholangiocarcinoma; MHCC, mixed hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma.
a
: χ2 test,
b
: Student t test.