Table 1 Patient, cirrhosis, tumor, and surgical characteristics
|  | Surgery (n = 32) | TACE (n = 16) | SIRT (n = 12) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex, n (%) | 19 (65.5%) | 14 (87.5%) | 11 (91.5%) | 0.075 |
Mean age in years (median, range) | 69.5 (65.5, 27–83) | 67 (65.1, 29–88) | 64 (62.6, 44–73) | 0.8 |
Cause of cirrhosisa, n (%) | ||||
 Alcohol | 11 (34.5%) | 7 (43.75%) | 3 (25%) | 0.75 |
 Virus | 13 (40.5%) | 9 (56.25%) | 8 (66.5%) | 0.5 |
 HCV | 8 (25%) | 7 (43.75%) | 7 (58.5%) |  |
 HBV | 3 (9.5%) | 2 (12.5%) | 1 (8.5%) |  |
 HBV + HCV | 2 (6.25%) | 0 | 0 |  |
 Other | 4 (12.5%) | 2 (16.5%) | 1 (8.5%) |  |
 Mean MELD (median, range) | 8.7 (7.9, 6.4–18.6) | 9.1 (9.1, 6.4–13.8) | 6 (7.7, 6–9.1) | 0.2 |
 Mean tumor number (median, range) | 1.1 (1, 1–3) | 1.3 (1, 1–3) | 1.7 (1, 1–2) | 0.4 |
 Mean tumor diameter (mm) (median, range) mm | 53.5 (40, 13–150) | 59.6 (49.5, 30–150) | 61.6 (47.5, 18–150) | 0.75 |
 Mean AFP level (ng/ml) (median, range) | 571 (19.7, 2–9900) | 4267 [195, 1–69,000) | 10,883 (38.5, 3–121,000) | 0.281 |
 AFP > 400 ng/ml | 3 (9.5%) | 5 (31.25%) | 3 (25%) | 0.36 |
 Laparoscopic resection | 11 (34.5%) | 6 (37.5%) | 4 (33.5%) | 0.96 |
 Major resection | 5 (15.5%) | 11 (68.75%) | 3 (25%) | 0.006 |
 Operative mortality | 1 (3.1%) | 1 (6.25) | 0 |  |
 Operative morbidity | 13 (40.5%) | 7 (43.75%) | 5 (41.5%) | 0.5 |
 0 | 19 (59.5%) | 9 (56.25%) | 7 (58.3%) |  |
 1 | 4 (12.5%) | 0 | 1 (8.5%) |  |
 2 | 5 (15.5%) | 5 (31.25%) | 3 (25%) |  |
 3a | 2 (6.25%) | 1 (6.25%) | 1 (8.5%) |  |
 3b | 2 (6.25%) | 1 (6.25%) | 0 |  |
 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |