Research Article
Cytoplasmic Staining of TTF-1 Antibody in the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Study on 299 Cases Using Tissue Microarray
Table 1
Clinical and pathologic information.
| Factor | Cases load |
| Age | | ≤35 y | 40 (13.4%) | >35 y | 259 (86.6%) |
| Sex | | Male | 276 (92.3%) | Female | 23 (7.7%) |
| Serum AFP | | ≤400 ug/L | 157 (52.5%) | >400 ug/L | 142 (47.5%) |
| Tumor size | | Single and <3 cm | 16 (5.7%) | ≥3 cm | 283 (94.6%) |
| No. of nodules | | 1 | 178 (59.5%) | ≥2 | 121 (40.5%) |
| Vein or bile duct tumor thrombus | | Present | 93 (31.1%) | Absent | 206 (68.9%) |
| Edmondson-Sterner grade | | I + II | 234 (78.3%) | III + IV | 65 (21.7%) |
| Histological pattern | | Trabecular | 274 (91.6%) | Pseudoglandular | 17 (5.7%) | Solid | 8 (2.7%) |
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