Long-term outcome of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 5 Characteristics of patients according to Child-Pugh class

Parameter	Class A (n = 17)	Class B (n = 14)	P value
Sex (male:female)	16:1	7:7	0.017
Age (yr) (mean ± SD)	61.2 ± 8.3	66.9 ± 8.9	NS
Cause of cirrhosis
HCV	15	14	NS
Non- HCV	2	0
AFP level
≤ 20 &mgr;g/L	9	6	NS
> 20 &mgr;g/L	8	8
Tumor multiplicity
Uninodular	11	10	NS
Multinodular	6	4
Tumor diameter (mm) (mean ± SD)
≤ 10	7	5	NS
11-15	10	9
Histological characteristics
Well-differentiated	9	9	NS
Well to moderately differentiated	8	5
Arterial blood flow
Positive	5	4	NS
Negative	5	8
Portal blood flow
Positive	7	5	NS
Negative	4	5

NS: Not significant.