Table 1.
Demographic, clinical and tumor variables of patients with HCC undergoing curative resection (n = 50)
| Variables | No. of patients (%) |
| Age (mean, years) | 56.2 ± 13 |
| Male | 31 (62) |
| Cirrhosis | 40 (80) |
| Child- Pugh’s class A | 43 (86) |
| Serum AFP < 20 ng/mL | 16 (32) |
| 20-103 ng/mL | 18 (36) |
| > 103 ng/mL | 14 (28) |
| HBsAg (+) | 36 (72) |
| Anti-HCV (+) | 13 (26) |
| Size of HCC < 3 cm | 12 (24) |
| 3-10 cm | 13 (26) |
| > 10 cm | 25 (50) |
| Edmondson-Steiner’s Grade I | 4 (8) |
| Grade II | 12 (24) |
| Grade III | 18 (36) |
| Grade IV | 16 (32) |
| Absent or incomplete capsule | 31 (62) |
| Vascular permeation | 29 (58) |
| Daughter nodules | 31 (62) |
| Tumor necrosis | 33 (66) |
| Tumor hemorrhage | 29 (58) |
AFP: serum alpha fetoprotein, HBsAg (+): positive hepatitis B surface antigen, Anti-HCV(+): positive hepatitis C virus antibody, Edmondson Steiner grade: differentiation grade.