CONCLUSIONS
tumor, HCC
TUMOR, RECURRENCE
Postsurgical EHR indicated very poor prognosis and was associated with four risk factors: high presurgical total CTC count, large tumor size (>5 cm), multi‐nodule number (>3), and MVI status. Subsequently, two nomogram models for postsurgical EHR prediction were established; these models showed relatively good predictive performance for EHR, which may benefit the clinical practice of HCC recurrence. Further multicenter studies are needed to assess the general applicability of the models.