Table 1.

Main demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients studied

No. Patients	25
M/F	9/16
Median age (range) years	76 (61–84)
Number of Nodules	26
Median size (range) cm	4.0 (3.2–5.5)
Number of Nodules ≥ 4.0 cm (%)	18 (69.2)
HCV+/HBV+/NAFDL/Crypto	20/1/2/2
Naive/LTP/NL	21/3/2
Child’s Class A/B	22/3
Mean value of serum AFP (SD) ng/ml	28.9 (56)

HVC, Hepatitis C Virus; HBV, Hepatitis B Virus; NAFLD, non-alcoholic liver disease; LTP, local tumor progression; NL, new lesion; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.