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Table 5 Staging and characteristics of HCC

From: Ambulatory end-stage liver disease in Ghana; patient profile and utility of alpha fetoprotein and aspartate aminotransferase: platelet ratio index

 

HCC cases

BCLC stage

n = 81b

%

 0

1

1.2

 A

9

11.1

 B

16

19.8

 C

41

50.6

 D

14

17.3

Tumor features

 Single nodule

32

39.5

 Multinodular

49

60.5

Smallest tumor size (cm)

1.2

Largest tumor size (cm)

19

Mean tumor size (mean, SD) (single nodule)

9.4 ± 4.2

  1. aBCLC was determined for 81 HCC cases. Some patients did not have INR measurement, but could be classified because of Child-Pugh score of > 10 (class C) even assuming a normal INR