Liver Cancer
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1997
Table 3 Analysis of the prognostic value of patient- and tumor-related factors
Probability of survival (%)
Factorn3-yr5-yr7-yr10-yrP value
Sex0.595
Male2373.759.529.711.1
Female862.533.300.0
Age (yr)0.475
≤ 651877.459.529.89.9
> 651361.535.923.90.0
Cause of cirrhosis
HCV2972.246.223.115.4
Non-HCV2----
Liver dysfunction0.025
Child-Pugh A1776.076.042.215.8
Child-Pugh B1464.317.18.60.0
AFP level (&mgr;g/L)0.139
≤ 201579.456.942.621.3
> 201662.537.518.70.0
Tumor multiplicity0.751
Uninodular2175.950.636.113.5
Multinodular1060.037.512.512.5
Tumor diameter (mm)0.336
≤ 101274.164.832.421.6
11-151968.440.924.612.2
Histological characteristics0.119
Well-differentiated1883.358.033.222.1
Well to moderately differentiated1361.538.519.20.0
Arterial blood flow0.269
Positive964.838.938.938.9
Negative1361.530.810.20.0
Portal blood flow0.458
Positive1258.333.316.70.0
Negative964.838.938.90.0