Table 3 Pathologic characteristics of resected specimen
From: Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in oldest old patients
Pathological features | Group A (n = 1858) | Group B (n = 31) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Tumor size (cm) | 6.5 ± 5.1 | 5.6 ± 5.7 | |
Histological characteristics | 1414 (75.7%) | 22 (74.0%) | 0.691 |
Tumor number ≥ 2 | 352 (18.9%) | 4 (12.9%) | 0.540 |
Microvascular | |||
Invasion | 787 (42.1%) | 12 (38.7%) | 0.848 |
Satellite nodule | 608 (32.5%) | 9 (29.0%) | 0.831 |
Capsule formation | 961 (51.3%) | 21 (67.7%) | 0.103 |
Resection margin (mm) | 3.0 (0–19.0) | 1.0 (0–65) | 0.961 |
Tumor differentiation | |||
Well differentiation | 308 (16.6%) | 3 (9.7%) | 0.546 |
Moderately differentiation | 450 (24.2%) | 9 (29.0%) | |
Poorly differentiation | 1100 (59.2%) | 19 (61.3%) | |
AJCC-TNM stage | 0.936 | ||
I | 739 (39.8%) | 12 (40.0%) | |
II | 556 (29.9%) | 10 (33.3%) | |
III | 548 (29.5%) | 9 (29.4%) | |
IV | 15 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) | |