Table 1.

Characteristics of HCC samples

Samples	Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3	Sample 4	Sample 5
Age	61	72	53	74	63
Sex	Female	Male	Male	Male	Female
HBsAg	+	+	+	+	+
Serum α-fetoprotein	5.8 ng/ml	2182	3168	439	1216
Tumor bulk used (mm)	7.2 × 6.3 × 5.2	5.8 × 4.2 × 3.9	9.2 × 8.3 × 7.5	7.9 × 5.3 × 4.8	6.9 × 6.1 × 4.2
Cirrhosis	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Vascular invasion	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Stages	T1	T2	T3	T3	T2
Sphere formation	+	–	+	+	+
CD133+ cells	+	+	–	+	+