TABLE 1.

Patient Characteristics and Pathologic Variables, n = 165

Characteristic	Value
Age: Mean [CI], y	57.3 [55.3–59.2]
Men: No. (%)	91 (55)
Synchronous disease: No. (%)	30 (18)
Disease-free interval: Mean [CI], mo	8.7 [6.2–11.1]
No. of tumors: Median [range]	2 [1–12]
Tumor size: Mean [CI], cm	4.3 [3.8–4.7]
Preoperative CEA: Mean [CI], ng/mL	81.6 [33.4–129.8]
Preoperative chemotherapy: No. (%)	91 (72)
Previous liver resection: No. (%)	26 (19)

Abbreviations: CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CI, confidence interval.