Table 1.
The characteristics of 335 patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma (sHCC)
| Variable | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 295 (88.1) |
| Female | 40 (11.9) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤48 | 166 (49.6) |
| >48 | 169 (50.4) |
| ALT (U/L) | |
| ≤40 | 192 (57.3) |
| >40 | 143 (42.7) |
| AFP (ng/mL) | |
| ≤20 | 139 (41.5) |
| >20 | 196 (58.5) |
| Tumor size (cm) | |
| ≤2.5 | 188 (56.1) |
| >2.5 | 147 (43.9) |
| Tumor differentiation | |
| Well | 56 (16.7) |
| Moderate | 208 (62.1) |
| Poor | 63 (18.8) |
| Undifferentiated | 8 (2.4) |
| Vascular invasion | |
| Absent | 255 (76.1) |
| Present | 80 (23.9) |
| Envelope | |
| Absent | 214 (63.9) |
| Present | 121 (36.1) |
| Liver cirrhosis | |
| Absent | 201 (60.0) |
| Present | 134 (40.0) |
| Recurrence | |
| Absent | 204 (60.9) |
| Present | 131 (39.1) |
ALT alanine aminotranferease, AFP alpha-fetoprotein