Table 3 Background and accompanying signs of ICC liver in group A and B.

From: A comparative study of clinicopathological and imaging features of HBV-negative and HBV-positive intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients with different pathologic differentiation degrees

Basic features

Group A (n = 66)

Group B (n = 72)

P value

Liver outline

 Smooth

4

2

0.056

 Less smooth

48

64

 

 Serrated

14

6

 

Inferior hepatic angle

 Dull

59

50

0.006*

 Sharp

7

22

 

Esophageal and gastric varices

 Yes

21

14

0.118

 None

45

58

 

Peritumoral bile duct stones

 Yes

4

7

0.536

 None

62

65

 

Peritumoral biliary dilatation

 Yes

12

36

0.000*

 None

54

36

 

Shrinkage of hepatic capsule

 Yes

32

42

0.306

 None

34

30

 

Vascular tumor thrombus

 Yes

11

12

1.000

 None

55

60

 

Vessel encasement invasion

 Yes

17

46

0.000*

 None

49

26

 

Dilated intrahepatic ducts

 Yes

18

33

0.034*

 None

48

39

 

Choledocholithiasis/left and right hepatic duct

 Yes

2

3

1.000

 None

64

69

 

Gallbladder stones/absent gallbladder

 Yes

16

9

0.081

 None

50

63

 

Enlarged lymph nodes

 Yes

45

62

0.014*

 None

21

10

 

Lymph node heterogeneous enhancement

 Yes

16

14

0.540

 None

50

58

 
  1. Chi-square test or Fisher 's exact test
  2. *Means Pvalue is statistically different.
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