CXCR2 and hepatocellular carcinoma: A cohort of 259 HCC patients who had received curative resection were divided into two groups based on the median value of CXCR2+ cell density in NT (CXCR2+NT cells; median density, 10.87), PS (CXCR2+PS cells; median density, 12.45) and IT (CXCR2+IT cells; median density, 8.22) areas.