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©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 1, 2004; 10(19): 2785-2790
Published online Oct 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i19.2785
Table 1 Demographic, clinical and pathological variables in patients with HCC undergoing curative resections (n = 25)
VariablesPatients (n, %)
Age (mean, yr)56.4 ± 12.6
Male18 (72)
Child- Pugh class A
Serum AFP < 20 ng/mL3 (12)
20-103 ng/mL10 (40)
> 103 ng/mL12 (48)
HBsAg (+)12 (48)
Anti-HCV (+)10 (40)
Diameter of HCC < 3 cm2 (8)
3-10 cm10 (40)
> 10 cm13 (52)
Cirrhosis20 (80)
Edmondson-Steiner’s grade I11 (44)
grade II
grade III14 (56)
grade IV
Complete capsule9 (36)
Vascular permeation14 (56)
Daughter nodules13 (52)
Multinodular HCC5 (20)
Tumor necrosis5 (20)
Tumor hemorrhage1 (4)


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