Peritumoral EpCAM Is an Independent Prognostic Marker after Curative Resection of HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

Correlations of EpCAM and CD13 protein expression in peritumoral tissues with clinicopathological characteristics.

Parameters	EpCAM		p	CD13		p
	Positive	Negative		Positive	Negative
Age			0.163			0.418
<50 y	27	11		17	21
≥50 y	39	29		36	32
Gender			0.512			0.814
Male	53	30		42	41
Female	13	10		11	12
Cirrhosis			0.023			0.693
Absence	33	11		21	23
Presence	33	29		32	30
Tumor size			0.040			0.119
<5 cm	35	13		28	20
≥5 cm	31	27		25	33
AFP			0.422			0.169
<400 μg/L	36	25		34	27
≥400 μg/L	30	15		19	26
Histological grade			0.983			0.587
Well and moderate	56	34		44	46
Poor	10	6		9	7
Vascular invasion			0.002			0.643
Absence	57	24		42	40
Presence	9	16		11	13
Number of tumor lesions			0.722			0.667
Single	44	28		35	37
Multiple	22	12		18	16

indicates .