Table 4 Rates of microvascular invasion with various prognostic variables
Microvascular invasion present | Microvascular invasion absent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | P value | |
AFP > 600 ng/ml | 15 | 68.1 | 7 | 31.9 | 0.001 |
Poor grade | 38 | 54.2 | 32 | 45.8 | < 0.0001 |
Tumor size > 5 cm | 28 | 63.6 | 16 | 36.4 | < 0.0001 |
Tumor size > 6.5 cm | 15 | 75 | 5 | 25 | < 0.0001 |
Tumor number > 3 | 28 | 56 | 22 | 44 | 0.001 |
Tumors outside Milan criteria | 54 | 52.9 | 48 | 47.1 | < 0.0001 |
Tumors outside UCSF criteria | 48 | 55.8 | 38 | 54.2 | < 0.0001 |
MVI with each variables when AFP > 600 ng/ml | |||||
Poor grade | 8 | 88.9 | 1 | 11.1 | < 0.0001 |
Tumor size > 6.5 cm | 3 | 75 | 1 | 25 | 0.1 |
Tumor number > 3 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 28.6 | 0.05 |
UCSF out tumors | 9 | 75 | 3 | 25 | < 0.0001 |