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Table 1 The clinical and pathological features of the patients

From: Value of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for microvascular invasion of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study

Features

MVI-(n = 41/43)

MVI + (n = 19/19)

p Value

Sex

  

0.276

 Man

30 (73.2%)

17 (89.5%)

 

 Woman

11 (26.8%)

2 (10.5%)

 

Age (year)

  

0.116

  < 52

30 (50%%)

10 (16.7%)

 

 3 52

11 (18.3%)

9 (15%)

 

History of drinking

  

0.813

 Yes

12 (29.3%)

5 (26.3%)

 

 No

29 (70.7%)

14 (73.7%)

 

History of smoking

  

0.985

 Yes

15 (36.6%)

7 (36.8%)

 

 No

26 (63.4%)

12 (63.2%)

 

Cirrhosis

  

0.287

 Yes

32 (78.0%)

17 (89.5%)

 

 No

9 (22.0%)

2 (10.5%)

 

CEA (ng/ml)

  

0.908

  > 5

2 (3.6%)

1 (1.7%)

 

  < 5

37 (66.1%)

16 (28.6%)

 

Ca199 (u/ml)

  

0.528

  > 40

6 (10.5%)

4 (7%)

 

  = S40

33 (57.9%)

14 (24.6%)

 

AFP (ng/ml)

  

0.094

  > 25

15 (25.9%)

11 (19.0%)

 
 

25 (43.1%)

7 (12.1%)

 

ALT (u/l)

  

0.003

  > 40

5 (8.3%)

9 (15%)

 

  < 40

36 (60%)

10 (16.6%)

 

AST (u/l)

   

  > 35

12 (20%)

9 (15%)

0.172

  < 35

29 (48.3%)

10 (16.7%)

 

GGT (u/l)

  

0.052

  > 40

17 (28.3%)

13 (21.7%)

 

  < 40

24 (40%)

6 (10%)

 

Albumin (g/l)

  

1.000

  < 40

29 (48.3%)

13 (21.7%)

 

  > 40; < 55

12 (20%)

6 (10%)

 

  > 55

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

HBV

  

0.061

 Yes

22 (53.7%)

15 (78.9%)

 

 No

19 (46.3%)

4 (21.1%)

 

Pathology classification

  

0.003

 Low

1 (2.3%)

6 (31.6%)

 

 Medium

23 (53.5%)

8 (42.1%)

 

 High

19 (44.2%)

5 (26.3%)

 

Tumor size (cm)

  

0.065

  > 2.75

19 (31.7%)

10 (16.6%)

 

  < 2.75

22 (36.7%)

9 (15%)

 
  1. Except where indicated otherwise, data are number (%) of patients. Categoric imaging variables were analyzed by the chi-square test. CEA, carcinoembryonicantigen; CA199, carbohydrate antigen 199; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamm glutamyl transferase; HBV, hepatitis B virus