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Table 2 Relationship of perioperative CTC levels to patient characteristics

From: Effect of surgical liver resection on circulating tumor cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Characteristics

Postoperative vs. Preoperative CTC counts

Total (N = 139)

Decreased (N = 35)

No change (N = 46)

Increased (N = 58)

P

Age, years

    

0.153

  ≤ 50

80

25

25

30

 

  >  50

59

10

21

28

 

Sex

    

0.577

 Male

122

32

41

49

 

 Female

17

3

5

9

 

HBsAg

    

0.521

 Negative

21

7

5

9

 

 Positive

118

28

41

49

 

Liver cirrhosis

    

0.077

 No

36

13

7

16

 

 Yes

103

22

39

42

 

Child-Pugh score

    

0.562*

 A

132

32

44

56

 

 B

7

3

2

2

 

Operation method

    

0.408

 Open

123

33

39

51

 

 Laparoscopic

16

2

7

7

 

Operation time (min)

    

0.247

  ≥ 240

68

21

19

28

 

  < 240

71

14

27

30

 

Blood loss (ml)

    

0.313

  > 200

67

19

18

20

 

  ≤ 200

72

16

28

28

 

Blood transfusion

    

0.318

 Yes

28

10

7

11

 

 No

111

25

39

47

 

Hepatic vascular occlusion

    

0.211

 Yes

83

25

24

34

 

 No

56

10

22

24

 

AFP, ng/mL

    

0.102

 Negative (≤ 7.0)

39

5

16

18

 

 Positive (>  7.0)

100

30

30

40

 

Largest tumor size, cm

    

0.067

  ≤ 5

61

10

25

26

 

  >  5

78

25

21

32

 

No. of tumors

    

0.718

 Single

106

26

37

43

 

 Multiple

33

9

9

15

 

Macroscopic tumor thrombus

    

0.012

 No

113

29

43

41

 

 Yes

26

6

3

17

 

Vascular invasion

    

0.053

 No

84

17

34

33

 

 Yes

55

18

12

25

 

BCLC stage

    

0.089

 0 + A

56

10

24

22

 

 B + C

83

25

22

36

 
  1. *Linear-by-linear association