Table 1.

Characteristics of the 62 selected patients

Description	Numbers (%)/ range
Gender	Men 48 (77.4%) Women 14 (22.6%)
Age	63 y; range. 38–80 y
Number of hepatic nodules
Single nodule	62 (100%)
Multiple nodules	/
Nodule size (mm)	median range size 10-190 46.0 mm mm;
Risk factor for HCC
Chronic hepatitis B; HBV-related liver cirrhosis	37 (59.7%)
Chronic hepatitis C; HCV-related liver cirrhosis	23 (37.1)
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis	2 (3.2%)
Child–Pugh Classification
A	62 (100%)
B

HBV = hepatitis B virus; HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatitis C virus