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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2008; 14(14): 2251-2254
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2251
Table 2 Pathologic features of ICC patients with and without positive AFP
AFP
+ (n = 32)- (n = 99)P value
Tumor location (%)NS
Right lobe21 (65.6)57 (57.6)
Left lobe8 (25.0)33 (33.3)
Both lobes3 (9.4)9 (9.1)
Tumor size (cm)NS
mean ± SD7.97 ± 4.126.83 ± 2.98
≤ 3 (%)2 (0.6)9 (0.9)
Tumor number (%)NS
Single25 (78.2)62 (62.7)
≥ 27 (21.8)37 (37.3)
Liver cirrhosis (%)13 (40.6)22 (22.2)0.041
Capsule formation (%)8 (25.0)15 (15.2)NS
Histological grades (%)NS
Well- Moderately21 (65.6)68 (68.6)
Poorly11 (34.4)31 (31.4)
Lymph node metastasis (%)5 (15.6)35 (35.4)0.035
Portal invasion (%)1 (3.1)5 (5.1)NS
Microvascular invasion (%)18 (56.2)62 (62.6)NS
Immunohistochemical examinationsNS
Hepatocyte paraffin100
Cytokeratin 19 (%)32 (100)99 (100)