Cancer stem cell markers correlate with early recurrence and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 3 Association of CD133, CD90, and epithelial cell adhesion molecule expression with clinicopathological variables

Variable	n	CD133		P value	CD90		P value	EpCAM		P value
		Positive	Negative		Positive	Negative		Positive	Negative
Tumor size (cm)
< 5	22	20	2	0.439	11	11	0.034	11	11	0.310
≥ 5	28	22	6		22	6		10	18
Tumor capsule
Present	14	8	6	0.005	8	6	0.623	8	6	0.176
Absent	36	34	2		25	11		13	23
Edmondson grade
I or II	20	17	3	0.875	9	11	0.010	7	13	0.413
III or IV	30	25	5		24	6		14	16
AFP (ng/mL)
< 400	37	32	5	0.721	25	12	0.957	12	25	0.021
≥ 400	13	10	3		8	5		9	4

Association of CD133, CD90, and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) expression with dichotomized clinicopathological variables in HCC patients after propensity-score matching; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein.