AFP and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes: Univariate Cox analyses showed that the following factors were associated with unfavorable RFS, including lymph node metastasis [hazard ratio (HR): 2.754; 95% CI: 1.087-6.974; p=0.033], higher TNM stage (HR: 1.553; 95% CI: 1.153-2.093; p=0.004), and AFP positivity (HR: 1.863; 95% CI: 1.053-3.297; p= 0.033).