Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is the Most Frequent Final Diagnosis of Focal Liver Lesions Identified in a Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease in Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Main demographic and characteristics of the study population subdivided according to the final diagnosis of the hepatic lesions.
HCC ()
Benign ()
value
Gender
Male
37 (74.0%)
16 (59.3%)
0.206
Age
Years
64 (29–86)
55 (29–50)
0.003
Viral etiology
Yes
22 (44.0%)
8 (29.6%)
0.234
Cirrhosis
Yes
40 (80.0%)
14 (51.9%)
0.018
Ascites
Yes
20 (40.0%)
4 (14.8%)
0.038
Number of lesions
>1
29 (58.0%)
8 (29.6%)
0.031
Portal vein thrombosis
Yes
12 (24.0%)
0 (0%)
0.001
Alpha-fetoprotein
ng/mL
61.1 (1.2–144,985)
11.9 (8.7–16.5)
<0.001
Alpha-fetoprotein >10 ng/mL
Yes
40 (80.0%)
24 (88.9%)
0.525
Schistosoma antibodies
Positive
10 (20.0%)
2 (7.4%)
0.198
Data are shown as absolute value and percentage or median and range. HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma.
