The univariable Cox analysis revealed that hepatitis B surface antigen level, HBV-DNA load, antiviral therapy, albumin level, aspartate aminotransferase level, GGT level, prothrombin time, Child-Pugh grade, AFP level, tumor size, tumor differentiation, MVI, satellite nodules, surgical time, blood loss, blood transfusion, and major resection were all related to PHER (Table 2, P < 0.05 for all comparisons). Here, AFP is linked to neoplasm.