Hepatocellular carcinoma in Lebanon: Etiology and prognostic factors associated with short-term survival

Table 1 Characteristics of the 92 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma n (%)

Age(yr)	At diagnosis of cirrhosis before development of HCC	56.0 ± 26.3
	At HCC diagnosis	60.5 ± 22.3
Gender	Male	78 (84.8)
Etiology	HBV	62 (67.4)
	HCV	18 (19.6)
	HBV + HCV	77 (83.7)
	Alcohol abuse	22 (23.9)
Liver disease severity at time of diagnosis	Child-Pugh A	32 (34.8)
	Platelet count < 75 000	16 (17.4)
	Bilirubin > 3.2 mg/dL	25 (27.2)
	Albumin < 30 g/L	46 (50)
	Mean MELD score	9.43 ± 7.58
Tumor characteristics	Single nodule	41 (44.6)
	2-3 nodules	19 (20.7)
	Diffuse	33 (35.9)
	Portal vein obstruction1	31 (34.8)
Follow-up and survival	HCC as first presentation of liver disease	53 (57.6)
	Mean F/U prior to HCC in those with known liver disease	40.2 mo
	Mean follow-up after HCC diagnosis	16.4 mo
	Mean survival	14.9 mo

¹Three patients had multiple nodules without details regarding vascular invasion or size of the nodules.