Table 1.
Basic characteristics of all patients and lesions with CE US LI-RADS classification
| Characteristics | HCC (n = 106) | CHC (n = 53) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.778 | ||
| Male | 89 (84.0) | 42 (79.2) | |
| Female | 17 (16.0) | 11 (20.8) | |
| Age (years)a | 55.3 ± 10.9 (29—76) | 53.8 ± 10.6 (25—80) | 0.384 |
| Size | 0.201 | ||
| < 3 cm | 15 (14.2) | 3 (5.7) | |
| 3−5 cm | 38 (35.8) | 15 (28.3) | |
| > 5 cm | 53 (50.0) | 35 (66.0) | |
| Multiple lesions | 13 (12.3) | 13 (24.5) | 0.068 |
| AFP > 20 (μg/L) | 70 (66.0) | 30 (56.6) | 0.324 |
| CA199 > 35 (U/mL) | 37 (34.9) | 10 (18.9) | 0.057 |
| CA125 > 35 (U/mL) | 8 (7.5) | 16 (30.1) | < 0.001 |
| CEA > 5 (U/mL) | 7 (6.6) | 13 (24.5) | 0.003 |
| LI-RADS classification | |||
| LR-4 | 2 | 0 | |
| LR-5 | 66 | 14 | |
| LR-M | 29 | 39 | |
| LR-TIV | |||
| With LR-5 | 5 | 0 | |
| With LR-M | 4 | 0 |
Unless otherwise indicated, data are number of cases, with percentages in parentheses
aData are means ± standard deviations, with ranges in parentheses