ADAM17 mRNA expression and pathological features of hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Pathological features of HCC in three groups

Pathological features	SHCC (n = 11)	SLHCC (n = 8)	NHCC (n = 12)
Liver cirrhosis
Present	7	6	9
Absent	4	2	3
Microvascular invasion
Present	3	3a	10
Absent	8	5a	2
Capsule formation
Present	8	6	4
Absent	3	2	8
Edmondson classification
I-II	7	5	1
III-IV	4	3	11

^aP < 0.05 vs NHCC.

Table 2 Relationship between ADAM17 transcription and pathological features of HCC

	Sample (n)	Transcription level of ADAM17 (mean ± SD)	P
Liver cirrhosis
Present	22	1.141 ± 0.743	> 0.05
Absent	9	0.996 ± 0.662
Microvascular invasion
Present	16	1.279 ± 0.648	> 0.05
Absent	15	0.893 ± 0.750
Capsule formation
Present	18	1.058 ± 0.157	> 0.05
Absent	13	1.187 ± 0.800
Edmondson classification
I-II	13	0.768 ± 0.204	< 0.05
III-IV	18	1.349 ± 0.157