A clinically feasible circulating tumor cell sorting system for monitoring the progression of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Correlation of clinicopathological parameters with the number of preoperative CTCs in HCC patients

Clinicopathological parameters	Cases (n)	Number of preoperative CTCs		P
Clinicopathological parameters	Cases (n)	Mean	SD	P
Age (years)	17			0.285
≤ 65	7	20.67	2.05
> 65	10	21.60	1.20
Sex	17			0.429
Male	13	21.03	1.81
Female	4	21.83	0.55
Cirrhosis	17			0.566
Yes	13	21.08	1.84
No	4	21.67	0.75
Tumor emboli	17			0.002
Yes	9	22.30	0.84
No	8	20.00	1.53
Bile duct invasion	17			0.826
Yes	5	21.07	1.55
No	12	21.28	1.71
Bile duct hyperplasia	17			0.358
Yes	4	20.50	1.52
No	13	21.44	1.65
Immunotherapy	17			0.647
Yes	14	21.26	1.84
No	3	21.11	1.26
Metastasis	17			0.004
Yes	10	21.90	1.04
No	7	19.57	1.59

HCC hepatocellular carcinoma; CTCs circulating tumor cells; Mean the mean value; SD standard deviation

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