From: Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in elderly patients: does age matter?
 | All patients (N = 364) | Group I (N = 157) | Group II (N = 168) | Group III (N = 39) | P |
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Liver condition | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.014 |
Hepatic cirrhosis | 347 (95.3%) | 144 (91.7%) | 164 (97.6%) | 39 (100%) | Â |
Normal | 17 (4.7%) | 13 (8.3%) | 4 (2.4%) | 0 | Â |
Tumor number | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.964 |
Single | 333 (91.5%) | 143 (91.1%) | 154 (91.7%) | 36 (92.3%) | Â |
Multiple | 31 (8.5%) | 14 (8.9%) | 14 (8.3%) | 3 (7.7%) | Â |
Tumor location | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.732 |
Right lobe | 38 (10.4%) | 20 (12.7%) | 15 (8.9%) | 3 (7.7%) | Â |
Left lobe | 18 (4.9%) | 4 (2.5%) | 12 (7.1%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Left lateral portion | 44 (12.1%) | 15 (9.6%) | 24 (14.3%) | 5 (12.8%) | Â |
Liver segment 4 | 20 (5.5%) | 5 (3.2%) | 13 (7.7%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Right anterior portion | 3 (0.8%) | 2 (1.3%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | Â |
Right posterior portion | 18 (4.9%) | 9 (5.7%) | 8 (4.8%) | 1 (2.6%) | Â |
Central location | 5 (1.4%) | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (1.8%) | 1 (2.6%) | Â |
Segment 1 | 6 (1.6%) | 2 (1.3%) | 3 (1.8%) | 1 (2.6%) | Â |
Segment 2 | 24 (6.6%) | 12 (7.6%) | 10 (6%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Segment 3 | 44 (12.1%) | 21 (13.4%) | 18 (10.7%) | 5 (12.8%) | Â |
Segment 5 | 15 (4.1%) | 7 (4.5%) | 5 (3%) | 3 (7.7%) | Â |
Segment 6 | 63 (17.3%) | 23 (14.6%) | 32 (19%) | 8 (20.5%) | Â |
Segment 7 | 29 (8%) | 14 (8.9%) | 11 (6.5%) | 4 (10.3%) | Â |
Segment 8 | 16 (4.4%) | 11 (7%) | 5 (3%) | 0 | Â |
Multiple locations | 21 (5.8%) | 11 (7%) | 8 (4.8%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Macroscopic portal vein invasion | 45 (12.4%) | 21 (13.4%) | 23 (13.7%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0.144 |
Porta hepatis lymph nodes | 44 (12.1%) | 26 (16.6%) | 18 (10.7%) | 0 | 0.013 |
Upper GIT endoscopy | 355 (97.5%) | 154 (98.1%) | 163 (97%) | 38 (97.4%) | 0.826 |
Endoscopy findings | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.438 |
Esophageal varices | 57 (15.7%) | 30 (19.1%) | 23 (13.7%) | 4 (10.3%) | Â |
Compression on the stomach | 1 (0.3%) | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | Â |