Table 1.

Criteria used for diagnosing AFP-negative HCC in 50 patients

Patient	Sex	Age	Admitting diagnosis	Percussion pain in hepatic region
1	Male	58	Detected hepatic lesions after 2 days of physical examinations	No
2	Male	63	Pruritus for 6 months; right abdominal pain and swelling	Mild
3	Male	62	Hepatic lesions and enlargement for 2.5 months	No
4	Male	48	Hepatic lesions for 0.5 month	No
5	Male	35	Right abdominal pain for 10 days	Yes
6	Male	48	Right abdominal pain, swelling, nausea, and vomiting for >1 month	Mild
7	Male	32	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
8	Male	41	Repeated abnormal liver function for 13 years; abdominal swelling for 0.5 month	No
9	Male	60	Chronic hepatitis B for 10 years; hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
10	Male	43	Physical examination revealed right hepatic lesions	No
11	Male	77	Chest pain for 10 days	Yes
12	Male	56	Lower extremity edema and hypodynamia for >10 days	No
13	Male	44	Hepatic lesions detected after 6 days of examinations	No
14	Male	65	Hepatic lesions detected after >2 months of physical examinations	No
15	Male	49	Diarrhea for >1 month; black stools for 5 days	Yes
16	Male	32	Abdominal swelling for >1 month	No
17	Male	59	Abdominal pain and swelling for >1 month	No
18	Male	66	Abdominal pain and swelling for >10 days	No
19	Male	70	Abdominal swelling and hypodynamia for 1 week; a 1-day physical examination revealed hepatic lesions	No
20	Male	62	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
21	Male	42	Detected hepatic lesions after 2 days of physical examinations	No
22	Male	53	Hepatic lesions detected after 10 days of physical examinations	No
23	Male	65	Physical examination revealed right hepatic lesions	No
24	Male	44	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	Mild
25	Male	32	Abdominal pain and swelling for >20 days	No
26	Male	35	Abdominal pain and swelling for >10 days	No
27	Male	64	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
28	Male	63	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
29	Male	55	Right abdominal pain, swelling, nausea, and vomiting for >25 days	Mild
30	Male	51	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
31	Female	40	Abdominal pain and swelling for >20 days	No
32	Female	31	Diarrhea for >1 month; black stools for 5 days	Yes
33	Female	49	Abdominal pain and swelling for >1 month	No
34	Female	53	Right abdominal pain, swelling, nausea, and vomiting for >1 month	Mild
35	Female	59	Abdominal pain and swelling for >1 month	No
36	Female	61	Diarrhea for >1 month; black stools for 5 days	Yes
37	Female	41	Abdominal pain and swelling for >1 month	No
38	Female	67	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
39	Female	58	Abdominal pain and swelling for >15 days	No
40	Female	48	Hepatic lesions detected after >1 month of physical examinations	No
41	Female	47	Chest pain for 10 days	Yes
42	Female	36	Abdominal pain and swelling for >20 days	No
43	Female	70	Right abdominal pain, swelling, nausea, and vomiting for >1 month	Mild
44	Female	36	Hepatic lesions detected after 14 days of physical examinations	No
45	Female	56	Right abdominal pain, swelling, nausea, and vomiting for >1 month	Mild
46	Female	59	Hepatic lesions detected after 7 days of physical examinations	No
47	Female	49	Hepatic lesions detected after >1 month of physical examinations	No
48	Female	46	Hepatic lesions detected after 20 days of physical examinations	No
49	Female	34	Hepatic lesions detected after >1.5 months of physical examinations	No
50	Female	38	Hepatic lesions detected after 5 days of physical examinations	No

Abbreviations: AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.