Table 1 Clinicopathologic factors in 27 patients undergoing resection of hepatocellular carcinoma

Median age (range)

74 (34 to 81)

Male

14

Race

White

24

Asian

2

African American

1

Risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

13

Hepatitis C

7

Alcoholic hepatitis

2

Transformed adenoma

2

Other^a

3

Cirrhosis

Yes

10

No

17

Vascular invasion

Yes

9

No

18

Multiple tumors

Yes

5

No

22

Maximum tumor size > 5 cm

Yes

14

No

13

Preoperative median serum α-fetoprotein level (range)

6 (1 to 8122)

Preoperative median Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score (range)

7 (6 to 12)

Tumor grade

Well differentiated

13

Moderately differentiated

8

Poorly differentiated

4

Unknown

2

Hepatectomy

Minor (resection of <3 segments)

22

Major (resection of ≥3 segments)

5

American Joint Committee on Cancer, 7th edition stage

I

16

II

8

IIIA

2

IIIB

1