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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2013; 19(33): 5534-5541
Published online Sep 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5534
Published online Sep 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5534
Table 4 Characteristics of patients as defined by Expansive-Invasive-Disseminative growth stage n (%)
| Characteristics | I | II | III | IV |
| Age (yr) | ||||
| ≤ 60 | 96 (68.6) | 78 (78.8) | 26 (68.4) | 8 (72.9) |
| > 60 | 44 (31.4) | 21 (21.2) | 12 (31.6) | 3 (27.3) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 27 (19.3) | 15 (15.2) | 5 (13.2) | 2 (18.2) |
| Male | 113 (80.7) | 84 (84.8) | 33 (86.8) | 9 (81.8) |
| HBV infection | 105 (75.0) | 75 (75.8) | 23 (60.5) | 8 (72.7) |
| TNM stage | ||||
| I | 117 (83.6) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | 0 |
| II | 12 (8.6) | 10 (10.1) | 0 | 0 |
| IIIA | 9 (6.4) | 15 (15.2) | 0 | 0 |
| IIIB | 0 | 20 (20.2) | 5 (13.2) | 0 |
| IIIC | 2 (1.4) | 46 (44.5) | 18 (47.4) | 0 |
| IVA | 0 | 6 (6.1) | 15 (39.5) | 0 |
| IVB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (100) |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||||
| ≤ 5 | 71 (50.7) | 27 (27.3) | 5 (13.2) | 2 (18.2) |
| 5 < size ≤ 10 | 52 (37.1) | 50 (50.5) | 18 (47.4) | 5 (45.5) |
| > 10 | 17 (12.1) | 22 (22.2) | 15 (39.5) | 4 (36.4) |
| Child-Pugh score | ||||
| A | 128 (91.4) | 92 (92.9) | 30 (78.9) | 10 (90.9) |
| B | 12 (8.6) | 7 (7.1) | 8 (21.1) | 1 (9.1) |
| AFP (ng/mL) | ||||
| ≤ 200 | 91 (66.4) | 46 (47.4) | 20 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) |
| > 200 | 46 (33.6) | 51 (52.6) | 16 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) |
- Citation: Zhu CH, Liu XH, Cao R, Wu XZ. Proposal of new classification for postoperative patients with hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumor growth characteristics. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(33): 5534-5541
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i33/5534.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5534