Table 1.
Correlations between circulating tumor cell (CTC) counts and clinical variables of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
| Clinical variable | No. of patients | Mean ± SD | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 0.730 | ||
| ≤ 50 | 19 | 26 ± 21 | |
| > 50 | 17 | 28 ± 19 | |
| Sex | 0.879 | ||
| Male | 26 | 27 ± 19 | |
| Female | 10 | 26 ± 22 | |
| Tumor size in cm | 0.023 | ||
| ≤ 5 | 20 | 19 ± 18 | |
| > 5 | 16 | 36 ± 18 | |
| Portal vein tumor thrombus | 0.001 | ||
| With | 14 | 39 ± 17 | |
| Without | 22 | 21 ± 18 | |
| TNM staging* | < 0.001 | ||
| I-II | 21 | 17 ± 12 | |
| III-IV | 15 | 41 ± 20 |
*
Tumor-node-metastasis staging, Sixth Edition of International Union Against Cancer (UICC).