ALB and neoplasm: The pretreatment hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus antibody statuses; the serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, γ-glutamyltransferase, total bilirubin, and albumin; platelet count; tumor size; tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage; and prothrombin time did not correlate with the presence of ME.