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World J Clin Oncol. May 24, 2026; 17(5): 117168
Published online May 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v17.i5.117168
Published online May 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v17.i5.117168
Table 3 Clinicopathological findings in the adolescent and young adult and non-adolescent and young adult groups
| Variable | AYA group (n = 9) | Non-AYA group (n = 885) | P value |
| Age (year) | 33.3 | 70.0 | 0.001 |
| Sex (male/female) | 5/4 | 679/197 | 0.125 |
| BMI | 21.6 | 26.9 | 0.875 |
| HBV | 6/3 | 114/733 | 0.001 |
| HCV | 0/9 | 367/483 | 0.006 |
| LC | 2 | 370 | 0.353 |
| AFP in ng/mL | 7971 | 4236 | 0.795 |
| PIVKA-II in mAU/mL | 6489 | 6483 | 0.999 |
| Child-Pugh class: A/B/C | 8/1/0 | 744/95/0 | 0.820 |
| Partial hepatectomy: +/- | 4/5 | 363/522 | 0.554 |
| Laparoscopic hepatectomy: +/- | 4/5 | 300/585 | 0.375 |
| Vascular invasion: +/- | 5/4 | 264/550 | 0.134 |
| Tumor number as single/multiple | 8/1 | 632/151 | 0.460 |
| Tumor diameter in mm | 79.3 | 44.3 | 0.002 |
| pStage: I/II/III/IV | 1/3/4/1 | 142/334/239/99 | 0.866 |
| Operate time (min) | 263 | 313 | 0.269 |
| Operate bleeding (mL) | 642 | 745 | 0.803 |
| Surgical margin: +/- | 0/9 | 82/686 | 0.456 |
| Blood transfusion: +/- | ¾ | 109/429 | 0.156 |
| Postoperative hospital stays (days) | 10.0 | 15.8 | 0.335 |
| Morbidity: +/- | 0/9 | 106/449 | 0.349 |
- Citation: Ueda J, Taniai N, Yoshioka M, Matsushita A, Mizutani S, Kawano Y, Shimizu T, Kanda T, Murokawa T, Takata H, Furuki H, Aoki Y, Kawashima M, Irie T, Ono T, Haruna T, Yoshimori D, Endo K, Hamaguchi A, Yoshida H. Hepatic resection in adolescent and young adult patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Clin Oncol 2026; 17(5): 117168
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v17.i5.117168