AFP and hepatocellular carcinoma: To further understand the prognostic value of NMU expression after HCC resection, we analyzed the associations of NMU expression in peri- and intra-tumor tissue with 16 clinicopathological features, including sex, age, HCC family history, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), cirrhosis, tumor number, tumor size, major vascular invasion, Edmondson grade, TNM stage, Child-Pugh class, platelet (PLT) count, total bilirubin (TBIL) level, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level, and AFP level.