Table 1.
The relationship between RhoC mRNA expression and clinical and pathological features of HCC patients
| Variables | Overexpression of RhoC (n) | High-expression of RhoC (n) | Fisher’s test |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 12 | 10 | P > 0.05 |
| Female | 2 | 1 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | |||
| ≥ 5 cm | 12 | 6 | P > 0.05 |
| < 5 cm | 2 | 5 | |
| Histological grade | |||
| I-II | 2 | 7 | P < 0.05 |
| III-IV | 12 | 4 | |
| Number of tumor nodes | |||
| ≥ 2 | 11 | 4 | P < 0.05 |
| < 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Capsule formation | |||
| Positive | 5 | 7 | P > 0.05 |
| Negative | 9 | 4 | |
| Portal vein thrombosis | |||
| Positive | 11 | 2 | P < 0.01 |
| Negative | 3 | 9 | |
| Metastatic node out of liver | |||
| Present | 5 | 0 | P < 0.05 |
| Absent | 9 | 11 |