Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of the Presence of Esophageal Varices in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma  Edoardo Giovanni Giannini, Domenico Risso, Roberto Testa, Franco Trevisani, Maria Anna Di Nolfo, Paolo Del Poggio, Luisa Benvegnù, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Fabio Farinati, Marco Zoli, Franco Borzio, Eugenio Caturelli  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology  Volume 4, Issue 11, Pages 1378-1384 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.011 Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Cumulative overall survival of patients with or without esophageal varices (log-rank test, P < .0001). Thick line, no EV; thin line, EV. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2006 4, 1378-1384DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.011) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 One-, 3-, and 5-year cumulative survival rates, and 95% confidence intervals of patients subdivided according to the presence of EV. Thick line, no EV; thin line, EV. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2006 4, 1378-1384DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.011) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Cumulative overall survival of patients with (A) nonadvanced (log-rank test, P = .001) or (B) advanced HCC (log-rank test, P < .0001) subdivided according to the presence of EV. Thick line, no EV; thin line, EV. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2006 4, 1378-1384DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.011) Copyright © 2006 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions