ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: Compared to the non-cholecystectomy group, the patients in the cholecystectomy group had higher serum albumin (p = 0.041), a higher frequency of Child–Pugh grade B HCC (p = 0.008), larger tumors (p = 0.001), a higher number of tumors (p =   0.018), and more frequently underwent liver lobectomy (p < 0.001) and open cholecystectomy (p < 0.001).