ALB and neoplasm: Multivariate analysis revealed that gender (P=0.033), age (P=0.037) (patient factors); albumin (P <0.001), bilirubin (P=0.003), GGT (P <0.001) (liver function); tumor size of the largest nodule (P <0.001) (tumor-specific relevance), combined treatment (P <0.001) (treatment-related factors) were the significant prognostic factors in the patients' prognosis (Table 2).