Liver Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2005; 11(2): 187-192
Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.187
Table 1 Characteristics of 60 patients with HCC undergoing curative resection.
VariablesNo. of patients (%)
Age (mean, yr) (±SD)50.4±12.6
Male44(73)
Cirrhosis47(78)
Child- Pugh's class A43(72)
Serum AFP < 20 ng/mL19(32)
20-103 ng/mL29(48)
>103 ng/mL12(20)
HBsAg (+)47(78)
Anti-HCV (+)32(53)
Size of HCC <3 cm17(28)
3-10 cm22(37)
>10 cm2(35)
Edmondson-Steiner's grade I13(22)
Grade II11(18)
Grade III18(30)
Grade IV18(30)
Absent or incomplete capsule39(65)
Vascular permeation33(55)
Daughter nodules31(52)