Clinical characteristics and outcome of a cohort of 101 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 3 Tumor characteristics during initial presentation

Variable	Number/Total	Percentage
Type of tumor growth
One nodule	38/94	40%
> 1 Nodule	31/94	34%
Diffuse	25/94	26%
Size of largest nodule
< 3 cm	20/89	22%
3 cm-5 cm	31/89	35%
> 5 cm	38/89	43%
Involvement of both liver lobes
Yes	49/93	53%
No	44/93	47%
Portal vein thrombosis
Yes	19/94	20%
No	75/94	80%
Lymph node metastases
Yes	10/92	11%
No	82/92	89%
Distant metastases
Yes	8/93	9%
No	85/93	91%
Presence of ascites
Yes	43/95	45%
No	52/95	55%
Tumor stage according to Okuda
I	28/94	30%
II	53/94	56%
III	13/94	14%