Table 3. Recurrence Patterns of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the SR Group According to AFP and PIVKA-II Levels.

	AFP <110 and PIVKA-II <800 (n=14)	AFP ≥110 or PIVKA-II ≥800 (n=24)	p value
Recurrence	8 (57.1)	21 (87.5)	0.034
Disease free survival (month)	36.7±28.5	14.5±21.8	0.011
Pattern of tumor recurrence
Intrahepatic
Single tumor
<1 cm	1 (12.5)	2 (9.5)
≥1 and <2 cm	4 (50.0)	5 (23.8)
≥2 and <3 cm	0 (0)	3 (14.3)
Multiple tumor	2 (25.0)	7 (33.3)
Extrahepatic	1 (12.5)	4 (19.0)

SR, surgical resection; AFP, α-fetoprotein; PIVKA-II, prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence-II.

Data are presented as the mean±standard deviations or numbers with percentages in parentheses unless otherwise indicated.