Table 5 Correlation between the plasma level of Hsp90α and the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with liver cancer

History of hepatitis

0.209

0.038

History of cirrhosis

0.190

0.019

Active stage of liver disease

0.357

0.039

Child-Pugh score

0.224

< 0.001

First occurrence/recurrence

0.044

0.185

Primary/secondary

0.055

0.266

Size of focal liver lesions

0.493

0.004

Extrahepatic metastasis

0.565

< 0.001