Table 1.

Clinicopathological features of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.

Variables
No. of patients	42
Male	31
Female	11
Age (years)
<60	12
>60	30
Etiology
HBV	20
HCV	14
Ethanol	6
NA	2
Liver cirrhosis
Yes	31
No	11
Edmondson and Steiner grade
II	12
III	18
IV	10
Tumor size (cm)
<3	12
>3	30
Alpha-fetoprotein secretion
<300 ng/mL	16
>300 ng/mL	26
Prognosis
Better (≥3 years)	20
Poorer (<3 years)	22

Abbreviations: NA, not available.