Table 4.
Variables | Number of patients | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Time period from primary surgery | |||
≤24 months | 24 months < | ||
Size of recurred tumor | 0.189 | ||
≤3 cm | 72 | 37 | |
3 cm < | 11 | 2 | |
Number of recurred tumors | <0.001 | ||
Single | 33 | 30 | |
Multiple | 50 | 9 | |
AFP level at the time of recurrence (ng/dl) | 0.031 | ||
≤200 | 67 | 37 | |
200< | 16 | 2 | |
Initial treatment for the recurrence | <0.001 | ||
Curative | 20 | 18 | |
Non-curative | 57 | 20 | |
Conservative | 6 | 1 |