Table 3 Association of clinicopathological parameters and MCL-1 expression

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Median age (range)

30

11 (9–13)

13 (6–17)

P = 0.197

Subtypes

P = 0.276

 Massive

25

9

16

 Nodular

4

0

4

 Diffuse

1

0

1

Tumor location

P = 0.146

 Left

16

7

9

 Central

9

2

7

 Right

5

0

5

Size of tumor

P = 0.046^*

 ≤ 5 cm

9

5

4

 > 5 cm

21

4

17

Blood analysis

P = 0.109

 ALT

 Normal

5

3

2

 High

25

6

19

AST

P = 0.936

 Normal

17

5

12

 High

13

4

9

ALP

P = 0.120

 Normal

1

1

0

 High

29

8

21

GGT

P = 0.690

 Normal

15

5

10

 High

15

4

11

Metastasis

P = 0.034^*

 Yes

12

1

11

 No

18

8

10

Hepatic disease

 Vacuolar hepatopathy

11

10

1

P = 0.200

 Inflammation

17

11

6

 Others

2

2

0