]>Increased Porphyrins in Primary Liver Cancer Mainly Reflect a Parallel Liver Disease : Table 3
Table 3: Frequency of elevated urinary and/or faecal porphyrins in 43 patients with hepatocellular cancer (HCC), where presence of cirrhosis could be established. In each column is given the proportion (%) of evaluable patients with concentrations above the laboratory reference limit (Upper limit of normal, ULN). ALA : aminolevulinic acid; PBG : porphobilinogen; NS : non significant.
HCC with cirrhosisHCC without cirrhosisDifference between groups
𝑛 = 3 1 𝑛 = 1 2
Age (years, range)68 (49–83)65 (51–72)
Sex (M/F)27/46/6
U-ALA (% above ULN) 7 1 8 4 NS
U-PBG (% above ULN) 0 2 0 4 NS
U-Porhyrins (% above ULN) 2 8 1 0 4 𝑃 < . 0 5
F-Coproporhyrins (% above ULN) 3 6 3 9 5 NS
F-Protoporphyrins (% above ULN) 5 5 3 9 5 𝑃 < . 0 5
1 𝑛 = 2 9 , 2 𝑛 = 2 8 , , , .