By contrast, the CD204+ Mφ density was associated with an increased risk of death in HCC (HR 1.922, 95% CI 1.217–3.034, P = 0.005), but no significant association was found for GC patients (HR 1.033, 95% CI 0.625–1.709, P = 0.899). This evidence concerns the gene MSR1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.