Surveillance Program for Diagnosis of HCC in Liver Cirrhosis: Role of Ultrasound Echo Patterns

Table 1

Clinical and laboratory features of the study patients.

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/mm^3	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%)

AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; ALB, albumin; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein
Portal hypertension (endoscopic + noninvasive).