Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of 42 HCC patients.
| Variable | Number of patient | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| <60 | 24 | 57.1 |
| ≥60 | 18 | 42.9 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 35 | 83.3 |
| Female | 7 | 16.7 |
| Etiology | ||
| HBV | 34 | 81.0 |
| HCV | 1 | 2.4 |
| HBV and HCV | 0 | 0.0 |
| Non-HBV, non-HCV | 7 | 16.7 |
| Child-Pugh class | ||
| Child A | 34 | 81.0 |
| Child B | 8 | 19.0 |
| Child C | 0 | 0.0 |
| AFP | ||
| <20 | 17 | 40.5 |
| 20-100 | 5 | 11.9 |
| 100-400 | 5 | 11.9 |
| ≥400 | 15 | 35.7 |
| Tumor number | ||
| Single | 25 | 59.5 |
| Multi | 17 | 40.5 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||
| <3 | 5 | 11.9 |
| 3-5 | 9 | 21.4 |
| ≥5 | 28 | 66.7 |
| Portal vein thrombus | ||
| With | 9 | 21.4 |
| Without | 33 | 78.6 |
| TNM stagea | ||
| Stage I | 16 | 38.1 |
| Stage II | 11 | 26.2 |
| Stage III | 12 | 28.6 |
| Stage IV | 3 | 7.1 |
| Total | 42 | 100.0 |
Abbreviations: HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus.
a. Sixth edition of UICC TNM staging system of HCC (2002).