Does surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma accelerate cancer dissemination

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 1, 2004; 10(1): 31-36
Published online Jan 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i1.31

Table 1 Demographic data including clinical and tumor vari-ables of patients with HCC undergoing curative resection (n = 81)

Variables		No. of patients (%)
Age (mean, years)		52 ± 13
Male		42(52)
Cirrhosis		56(69)
Child- Pugh’s class A		70(86)
HBsAg (+)		62(77)
Anti-HCV (+)		31(38)
Serum AFP < 20 ng/ml		29(36)
	20-10³ ng/ml	29(36)
	> 10³ ng/ml	23(28)
Size of HCC < 3 cm		25(30)
	3-10 cm	28(35)
	> 10 cm	28(35)
Complete capsule		28(35)
Daughter nodules		32(40)
Vascular permeation		(46)37
Edmondson-Steiner’s grade I		6(7)
	grade II	36(44)
	grade III	26(32)
	grade IV	13(16)

AFP: serum alpha fetoprotein, HBsAg(+): positive hepatitis B surface antigen, Anti-HCV(+): positive hepatitis C virus antibody, Edmondson and Steiner grade: differentiation grades I, II, III, and IV.

Citation: Sheen IS, Jeng KS, Shih SC, Wang PC, Chang WH, Wang HY, Shyung LR, Lin SC, Kao CR, Tsai YC, Wu TY. Does surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma accelerate cancer dissemination. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(1): 31-36
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i1/31.htm
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