Table 1.
Clinical features of HCC.
| Clinical variables | No. or value of specimens (n = 87) |
|---|---|
| Age (year, mean ± SD) | 50.6 ± 11.2 |
| Male (N) | 69 |
| Female (N) | 18 |
| Child-Pugh class | |
| A (N) | 72 |
| B (N) | 15 |
| Cirrhosis (N) | 73 |
| AFP, ng/ml | |
| <20 (N) | 31 |
| 20-100 (N) | 13 |
| 100-400 (N) | 9 |
| >400 (N) | 34 |
| Portal vein tumor thrombus (N) | 52 |
| Tumor size, cm | |
| <3 | 15 |
| March 5th | 29 |
| >5 | 43 |
| TNM staging | |
| Stage I (N) | 49 |
| Stage II (N) | 23 |
| Stage III (N) | 15 |
TNM staging was performed according to the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 7th Edition (2010) published by Springer International Publishing.