Pathological characteristics, PCNA labeling index and DNA index in prognostic evaluation of patients with moderately differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 2 The relationship of pathological characteristics to DI and PCNA-LI

Variables	n	Diameter (cm)	Multiple nodules	Tumor necrosis	Tumor embolia	Daughter nodulesa
DI
Euploid	8	4.30 ± 1.97	2	1	0/6	0/6
Aneuploid	22	3.64 ± 1.29	5	4	8/19	4/19
DI < 1.5
Aneuploid	21	6.34 ± 2.65be	8	11	11/20	11/20d
DI > 1.5
PCNA-LI
< 5%	13	4.09 ± 1.44	0	1	0/10	2/10
5%-15%	20	4.53 ± 2.50	10c	4	8/18	3/18
> 15%	18	5.78 ± 2.60b	5	11ce	11/17c	10/17e

^aThe denominator was the number of observed cases, the nu-merator was the number of those presenting tumor emboli or satellite nodules.

^bP < 0.05,

^cP < 0.01 compared with the first group;

^dP < 0.05,

^eP < 0.01 compared with the second group.