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CellWell record HH-471403

Development and validation of a nomogram based on tumor margin irregularity and alpha-fetoprotein for predicting microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

Xiang Huang; Xiaofeng Chen; Xiangguang Chen; Ruibin Huang; Zhuozhi Dai; Ruyao Zhuang; Zhiqi Yang

2026

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In 487 patients with resected HCC, irregular tumor margins and AFP positivity were independent predictors of microvascular invasion; a two-variable model reached AUC 0.74 in training and 0.78 in external validation.

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