AFP and neoplasm: The median of preoperative AFP level was 3.37 ng/ml (range from 1.18 to 8.25 ng/ml) in patients with tumor recurrence, tendentiously higher than 2.72 ng/ml (range from 0.947 to 5.92 ng/ml) in patients without recurrence, but no significant difference existed (P = 0.0791).