AFP and liver cancer: The 3 groups exhibited imbalance in variables such as gender, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), cirrhosis, differentiation grade, microvascular invasion (MVI), satellite foci, hepatitis B surface antigen, timing of hepatectomy, perioperative blood transfusion, times of hilar inflow occlusion (HIO), and time of inflow occlusion.