Liver Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2005; 11(7): 960-963
Published online Feb 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i7.960
Table 1 Relationship between VEGF expression and clinicopathological Features of HCC (n=105).
VariablesNumber of patientsVEGF expression
P
Positive (n = 72)Negative (n = 33)
SexNS
Male795425
Female261880.003
Age (yr)NS
≤6051429
>60543024
Liver pathology
Cirrhosis684721
Hepatitis372512
Tumor sizeNS
<5714724
≥534259
Tumor differentiationNS
High27189
Moderate654520
Poor1394
Capsule formationNS
Presence312011
Absence745222
Capsule infiltration0.005
Presence655114
Absence402119
Vascular invasion0.035
Presence34286
Absence714427
Intrahepatic metastasis0.008
Presence23212
Absence825131
Table 2 VEGF expression in HCC and surrounding cirrhotic liver tissues (n=68).
VEGF expression
P
Positive n (%)Negative n (%)
HCC47 (69.1)21 (30.9)
Surrounding Cirrhotic liver54 (79.4)14 (20.6)0.017