The maximum dominant tumor diameter (p = 0.006); Ki-67 level (p = 0.003); rates of vascular invasion (p < 0.001), cases beyond the Milan criteria (p = 0.042) and the expanded Malatya criteria (p = 0.027), and portal vein tumor thrombus (p = 0.020); and presence of recurrence (p < 0.001) were higher in HCC patients with mortality. Here, MKI67 is linked to neoplasm.