Univariate survival analysis revealed that AFP (p = 0.038), GGT (p = 0.003), satellite nodules (p < 0.001), vascular invasion (p = 0.004), tumour counts (p < 0.001), HCV-IgG (p = 0.022), ALT (p = 0.007), albumin (p = 0.045), tumour grade (p = 0.005) and TNM classification (p < 0.001) were related to OS, while GGT (p = 0.002), tumour size (p = 0.009), satellite nodules (p < 0.001), tumour counts (p = 0.002), AST (p = 0.004), ALT (p = 0.004) and TNM classification (p < 0.001) were correlated with RFS (Supplementary Table S1). Here, AFP is linked to neoplasm.