Tumors with a diameter and number of 4 should have AFP levels below 1000 ng/mL.17 Patients within the Milan criteria with pre-transplant AFP levels above 25.5 ng/mL or detection of an increase in AFP levels above 20.8% on the waiting list were associated with higher recurrence rates.18 Furthermore, AFP levels >30 ng/mL and tumor diameter >5 cm were associated with HCC recurrence.19 According to the present study, there is a higher risk of HCC recurrence if the AFP level is above 31.8 ng/mL and the tumor size is larger than 3.85 cm. Here, AFP is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.