Table 2.
Predictors of HCC recurrence
| Variable |
P values |
|
| UV | MV | |
| Sex | 0.895 | - |
| Age | 0.279 | - |
| Size(< 3 cm, > 10 cm) | 0.415 | - |
| Liver cirrhosis | 0.510 | - |
| Child-Pugh class | 0.528 | - |
| Serum AFP | 0.744 | - |
| HBAg (+) | 0.280 | - |
| Anti-HCV (+) | 0.481 | - |
| Edmondson Steiner grade | 0.0005 | 0.033 |
| Capsule | < 0.0001 | 0.020 |
| Vascular permeation | < 0.0001 | 0.018 |
| Daughter nodules | < 0.0001 | 0.006 |
| Tumor necrosis | 0.344 | - |
| Tumor hemorrhage | 0.812 | - |
| Tissue VEGF165 mRNA | 0.022 | 0.038 |
| Tissue VEGF121 mRNA | 0.622 | - |
UV: univariate analysis, MV: multivariate analysis, AFP: se-rum alpha fetoprotein, HbsAg(+): positive hepatitis B surface antigen, Anti-HCV(+): positive hepatitis C virus antibody, Edmondson Steiner grade: differentiation grades I, II vs III, IV, n.s: not significant.