Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in end-stage renal disease patients: Two decades of experience at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Table 4 Operative, macroscopic, and microscopic findings of HCC patients with and without ESRD.

	ESRD–HCC (%) (n = 26)	HCC (%) (n = 1198)	P
Major hepatectomy	17/26 (65.4)	603/1198 (50.3)	0.129
Blood loss (cc)	955.8±771.2	1358.6±1593.3	0.199
Blood transfusion (cc)	462.0±580.1	1037.9±2261.9	0.204
Tumor size (cm)	4.1±2.0	6.2±4.5	0.0001
Tumor size >5 cm	6/26 (23.1)	545/1171 (46.5)	0.018
Grading (Edmondson and Stainer)
Low-grade (I+II)	10/25 (40.0)	504/948 (53.2)
High-grade (III+IV)	15/25 (60.0)	444/948 (46.8)	0.193
Capsule formation (+)	16/21 (76.2)	676/1012 (66.8)	0.365
Capsule invasion (+)	8/15 (53.3)	359/625 (57.4)	0.751
Macroscopic vascular invasion (+)	8/24 (33.3)	431/1150 (37.5)	0.678
Satellite lesions (+)	5/25 (20.0)	336/1155 (29.1)	0.321
Resection margin >1 cm	12/23 (52.2)	373/1051 (35.5)	0.099
Rupture (+)	3/26 (11.5)	140/1167 (12.0)	0.943
Complication	11/26 (42.3)	240/1198 (20.0)	0.005
Hospital stay (d)	26.8±11.7	21.7± 12.7	0.046
Mortality	3/26 (11.5)	63/1198 (5.3)	0.161