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Correlation between AMACR expression and clinicopathological features of HCC |
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| AMACR expression n (%) |
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| Variables |
n |
Low |
High |
p-value |
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| Age(yr) |
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| ≥60 |
28 |
5(18) |
23(82) |
NS |
| <60 |
23 |
4(17) |
19(83) |
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| Gender |
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| male |
42 |
8(19) |
34(81) |
NS |
| female |
9 |
2(22) |
7(78) |
|
| Tumor size |
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| ≥5 cm |
16 |
3(19) |
13(81) |
NS |
| <5 cm |
35 |
8(23) |
27(77) |
|
| Histologic grade |
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| well |
14 |
2(14) |
12(86) |
NS |
| mod |
22 |
4(18) |
18(82) |
|
| poor |
15 |
3(20) |
12(80) |
|
| No. of Tumors |
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| Solitary |
32 |
7(22) |
25(78) |
NS |
| Multiple |
19 |
3(16) |
16(84) |
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| Venous invasion |
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| Yes |
9 |
0(0) |
9(100) |
<0.05 |
| No |
42 |
14(33) |
28(67) |
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| Capsular invasion |
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| Yes |
34 |
1(3) |
33(97) |
<0.05 |
| No |
17 |
6(36) |
11(64) |
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| Capsular formation |
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| Yes |
38 |
6(16) |
32(84) |
NS |
| No |
13 |
3(13) |
10(77) |
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Li et al. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2008 27:2 doi:10.1186/1756-9966-27-2 |
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