AFP and neoplasm: There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of age, sex, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level, total bilirubin level, albumin level, platelet count, hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA positivity, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA positivity, Child–Pugh grade, indocyanine green retention rate at 15 minutes (ICG-R15), tumor number, and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level.