Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in young patients after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 4 Multivariate analyses of prognostic factors of recurrence in the younger group

Risk factor	P-value	Hazard ratio	95% CI
Number of tumor: multiple	0.0415	51.312	1.163 to 2264.565
Maximum size of tumor: ≥5 cm	NS	3.210	0.353 to 29.152
Differentiation: poor	NS	2.796	0.450 to 17.043
vp2, 3, 4	0.0253	13.517	1.380 to 132.442
im	NS	0.137	0.005 to 3.541

CI, confidence interval; im, microscopic intrahepatic metastasis; NS, non-significant; vp2, tumor thrombus in the second branches of the portal vein; vp3, tumor thrombus in the first branch of the portal vein; vp4, tumor thrombus extension to the trunk or the opposite side branch of the portal vein.

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