Histopathological characteristics of needle core biopsy and surgical specimens from patients with solitary hepatocellular carcinoma or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Table 2 Degree of concordance of the morphology between needle core biopsy and surgery specimen

SS	NCB
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
A	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B	16	51	1	0	1	0	0	0
C	2	14	36	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
E	0	5	4	0	3	0	0	0
F	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
G	0	0	21	1	0	0	11	9
H	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Kappa value	0.504
P value	< 0.001

SS: Surgery specimen; NCB: Needle core biopsy; A: Acinar/pseudoglandular/thin trabecular; B: Thick trabecular; C: Compact tumour nests; D: Clear cell hepatocellular carcinoma; E: Scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma; F: Spindle cell hepatocellular carcinoma; G: Glandular; H: Cord-like pattern