Application of tumor-node-metastasis staging 2002 version in locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: is it predictive of surgical outcome?

Table 4 Recurrence types in four groups of locally advanced HCC

			Recurrence time*			No. of recurrence
Group	Variables	Cases	Early(%)	Late(%)	P	Single(%)	Multiple(%)	P
Gp1	Major vascular invasion only	21	19 (90.5)	2 (9.5)		3 (14.3)	18 (85.7)
Gp2	Multiple tumors more than 5 cm only	108	54 (58.7)	38 (41.3)	0.006	32 (34.8)	60 (65.2)	0.067
Gp3	Invasion of adjacent organs only	32	19 (65.5)	10 (34.5)	0.041	12 (41.4)	17 (58.6)	0.039
Gp4	Perforation of visceral peritoneum only	57	34 (64.2)	19 (35.8)	0.024	21 (39.6)	32 (60.4)	0.036

* Early recurrence, recurrence ≤ 12 months; late recurrence, recurrence > 12 months.

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