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Table 3 Correlation between tumor stain washout in the equilibrium phase and histological differentiation

From: Prediction of poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast computed tomography

Tumor stain washout in the equilibrium phase

Histological differentiation

Well

Moderately

Poorly

p-value

All HCCs

n = 56

n = 137

n = 33

 

Positive (n = 197)

39 (70%)

125 (91%)

33 (100%)

 

Negative (n = 29)

17 (30%)

12 (9%)

0 (0%)

<0.001

Small HCCs (3 cm or less)

n = 48

n = 81

n = 16

 

Positive (n = 118)

32 (67%)

70 (86%)

16 (100%)

 

Negative (n = 27)

16 (33%)

11 (14%)

0 (0%)

0.003

  1. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.
  2. The p-value was calculated among each differentiation group by positive versus negative tumor stain washout using Fisher’s exact test.
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