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Table 2 Prognostic factors for overall survival after repeat hepatectomy according to univariate analysis

From: Repeat hepatectomy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: a local experience and a systematic review

Variables

No. of

patients

Median survival

(months)

p value

Age (years)

  

NS

   >60

7

38

 

   ≤60

30

63

 

Gender

  

NS

   Male

32

50

 

   Female

5

65

 

Serum AFP (ng/mL)

  

NS

   >100

13

50

 

   ≤100

24

59

 

Serum total bilirubin (umol/L)

  

NS

   >20

8

35

 

   ≤20

29

63

 

Serum ALT (IU/L)

  

NS

   >40

12

37

 

   ≤40

25

59

 

Serum AST (IU/L)

  

NS

   >40

7

48

 

   ≤40

30

59

 

Background liver tissue

  

NS

   Non-cirrhotic

17

64

 

   Cirrhotic

20

44

 

Tumors capsule formation

  

NS

   Absent

11

48

 

   Present

26

64

 

Tumors size (cm)

  

NS

   >3

15

50

 

   ≤3

22

59

 

Number of tumors

  

0.040

   Solitary

28

64

 

   Multiple

9

37

 

Vascular invasion

  

0.004

   Absent

18

68

 

   Present

19

38

 

Edmonson-Steiner grade

  

NS

   G1-G2

4

50

 

   G3-G4

33

59

 

Recurrence-free interval (year)

  

<0.001

   >1

29

64

 

   ≤1

8

29

 
  1. AFP: alpha-fetoprotein. ALT: alanine aminotransferase. AST: aspartate aminotransferase.