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 |