Folate receptor-positive circulating tumor cells might function as potential biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Patient characteristics, mean ± SD/median (interquartile ranges)

Characteristics	Number of patients
HCC
Age, years	56.2 ± 12.3
Sex
Male	92
Female	15
Tumor size (mm)	6.26 ± 4.1
Tumor stage
BCLC-A	37
BCLC-B	41
BCLC-C	39
Vascular invasion
Macro invasion	20
Micro invasion	15
No invasion	72
Before treatment	84
After R0 resection	14
After conservative treatment	9
Benign disease
Age	54.3 (25-70)
Histological type
Liver cirrhosis	7
Hemangioma	10
Hepatolithiasis	4

HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; BCLC: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer.