Research Article
Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 and Related Cytokines in Patients with Hepatic Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis
Table 1
Basic clinical characteristics of patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.
| | Characteristics | AE | CE | HC | | ( = 28) | ( = 22) | ( = 28) |
| | Age (years) | 39.5 (27.5–46.5) | 34.0 (28.0–39.8) | 30.0 (27.0–36.8) | | Sex (male/female) | 10 : 18 | 9 : 13 | 19 : 9 | | Location (right/left) | 23 : 5 | 18 : 4 | 0 | | #Diameter of lesions (cm) | 101.1 (80.0–223.9) | 43.7 (22.2–67.7) | 0 | | Ethnic group | | | | | Tibet | 6 | 3 | 5 | | Kazak | 5 | 7 | 3 | | Han | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Mongol | 3 | 2 | 2 | | Uyghur | 5 | 4 | 6 | | Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | | Previous chemotherapy (%) | 13 (46) | 8 (36) | 0 (0) |
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AE: alveolar echinococcosis; CE: cystic echinococcosis; HC: healthy controls.
#For those patients with multiple cysts, the average sizes were applied.
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