Research Article

[Retracted] Risk Factors for Brain Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 3

Univariate analysis of cancer-related risk factors for HCC brain metastases.

VariablesNon-BMS, n (%)BMS, n (%)p value

Tumor size0.070
≤3 cm8681 (99.8)16 (0.2)
>3 and ≤5 cm6549 (99.8)11 (0.2)
>5 cm11041 (99.7)35 (0.3)
AFP0.090
Positive21355 (99.7)72 (0.3)
Negative7593 (99.8)16 (0.2)
Others7023 (99.6)32 (0.4)
Vascular invasion0.348
Yes5356 (99.8)10 (0.2)
No16984 (99.7)45 (0.3)
Unknown13631 (99.5)65 (0.5)
Fibrosis degree0.939
F01758 (99.7)5 (0.3)
F18765 (99.7)24 (0.3)
Unknown25448 (99.6)91 (0.4)
N stage0.035
N026101 (99.8)66 (0.0)
N12212 (99.5)11 (0.5)
Unknown7658 (99.4)43 (0.6)
Differentiated degree0.020
High differentiation3432(99.8)6 (0.2)
Moderately differentiated5419 (99.7)18 (0.3)
Low differentiated2531 (99.4)15 (0.6)
Undifferentiation215 (99.1)2 (0.9)
Unknown24374 (99.7)79 (0.3)
Radiotherapy<0.001
Yes402 (97.8)9 (2.2)
No35569 (99.7)111 (0.3)
Chemotherapy<0.001
Yes15282 (99.8)29 (0.2)
No20689 (99.6)91 (0.4)
Surgery<0.001
Yes8344 (99.9)5 (0.1)
No27223 (99.6)115 (0.4)
Unknown404 (100)0