highly significantP <0.01
In the current study, there was statistically highly significant elevation ( P <0.01) in the mean serum AFP in the HCC group (717.7 ng/dL) when compared with the cirrhotic group (6.33 ng/mL) and this was not in agreement with a study done by Massironi et al 17 who reported no significant difference in AFP between HCC and liver cirrhosis subjects.