Research Article
Surveillance Program for Diagnosis of HCC in Liver Cirrhosis: Role of Ultrasound Echo Patterns
Table 1
Clinical and laboratory features of the study patients.
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| Age (years) | | Sex (M/F) | 181/178 | AST (IU/L) | 53 (8–477) | ALT (IU/L) | 56 (12–443) | ALB (g/dL) | 3.9 ± 0.6 | Platelets n/mm3 | 130.000 | (26.000–400.000) | Longitudinal diameter of spleen (mm) | | AFP (ng/mL) | 5.2 (0.2–258) | Diabetes Mellitus | 119 (33%) | Antiviral treatment | 118 (33%) | Child-Pugh Score: | | A5-6 | 316 (88%) | B7-8 | 43 (12%) | Endoscopic portal hypertension | 197 (55%) | Portal hypertension | 237 (66%) |
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AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; ALB, albumin; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein Portal hypertension (endoscopic + noninvasive).
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