Table 1 Patients and tumour characteristics

Mean age (years)

59.56 ± 7.81 (min: 25, max: 72)

Gender

 Men

37

 Women

8

Size of tumour (mm)

37.33 ± 22.27 mm (min: 10, max: 118)

Histopathologic grade

 Grade 1

2

 Grade 2

10

 Grade 3

25

 Grade 4

8

Preoperative AFP (ng/mL)

55.5 ± 92.94 (min: 1.08, max: 293)

Postoperative AFP (ng/mL)

3.64 ± 4.44 (min: 1, max:16.3)

Aetiology (n)

 Hepatitis B virus

17

 Hepatitis C virus

12

 Cryptogenic

10

 NASH

3

 Alcohol

2

 Autoimmune

1