Clinicopathological parameters | No. of patients | Expression of DLC2 protein | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 46 | 0.41 ± 0.08 | 0.49 |
   Female | 7 | 0.39 ± 0.06 |  |
Liver cirrhosis | Â | Â | Â |
   Present | 32 | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 0.78 |
   Absent | 21 | 0.40 ± 0.07 |  |
Hepatitis virus infection | Â | Â | Â |
   Present | 47 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 0.72 |
   Absent | 6 | 0.40 ± 0.05 |  |
Capsule formation | Â | Â | Â |
   Present | 27 | 0.40 ± 0.04 | 0.63 |
   Absent | 26 | 0.39 ± 0.06 |  |
Tumor nodule | Â | Â | Â |
   ≥ 2 | 35 | 0.42 ± 0.10 | 0.23 |
   < 2 | 18 | 0.39 ± 0.06 |  |
Cell differentiation* | Â | Â | Â |
   I ~ II | 24 | 0.42 ± 0.06 | 0.02** |
   III ~ IV | 29 | 0.38 ± 0.05 |  |
Vein invasion | Â | Â | Â |
   Present | 26 | 0.41 ± 0.09 | 0.13 |
   Absent | 27 | 0.39 ± 0.13 |  |
Extrahepatic metastasis | Â | Â | Â |
   Present | 11 | 0.40 ± 0.06 | 0.34 |
   Absent | 42 | 0.39 ± 0.08 |  |
Tumor size | Â | Â | Â |
   > 5 cm | 38 | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 0.57 |
   ≤ 5 cm | 15 | 0.40 ± 0.09 |  |