Table 2.
Laboratory findings and radiological features of patients with/without hepatic neoplasm-associated pyogenic liver abscess n (%)
| Laboratory parameters | HN group(n = 35) | Non-HN group(n = 283) | P value |
| Hemoglobin (mean, g/dL) | 10.0 | 11.3 | 0.22 |
| White cell count (mean, 109/L) | 18.9 | 16.8 | 0.13 |
| ESR (mean, mm/h) | 82.0 | 78.9 | 0.84 |
| CRP (mean, mg/L) | 120.0 | 141.8 | 0.56 |
| Albumin (mean, g/L) | 27.1 | 29.6 | 0.56 |
| Total bilirubin (mean, mol/L) | 43.3 | 30.0 | 0.05 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (mean, U/L) | 64.1 | 84.1 | 0.16 |
| Hba1c (mean, %) | 10.3 | 9.1 | 0.41 |
| Bacteremia | 13 (37.1) | 120 (42.4) | 0.27 |
| Radiological features | |||
| Size (cm, mean ± SD) | 6.8 ± 3.1 | 6.1 ± 3.0 | 0.19 |
| Site | |||
| Right lobe | 22 (62.9) | 156 (55.1) | 0.19 |
| Solitary/multiple | 15 (43)/ 7 (20) | 133 (47)/ 23 (8.1) | |
| Left lobe | 7 (20) | 82 (29) | 0.13 |
| Solitary/multiple | 5 (14.3)/ 2 (5.7) | 73 (25.8)/ 9 (3.2) | |
| Bilobar | 3 (8.6) | 37 (13.1) | 0.22 |
| Echogenicity | |||
| Hypoechoic | 31 (88.6) | 256 (90.5) | 0.36 |
| Hyperechoic/heterogenous | 4 (11.4) | 27 (9.5) | 0.37 |
| Thicken wall | 13 (37.1) | 55 (19.4) | < 0.01 |
| Rim enhancement | 26 (74.3) | 176 (62.2) | 0.08 |
| Septal lobulation | 27 (77.1) | 164 (58.0) | < 0.02 |
| Aerobilia | 7 (25.9) | 16 (5.5) | < 0.01 |
| Fluid/gaseous cavitation | 33 (94.3)/ 6 (17.1) | 243 (85.9)/ 21 (7.8) | 0.08/ 0.03 |
| Portal thrombophlebitis | 4 (11.4) | 5 (1.8) | < 0.01 |
| Subcapsular rupture of the abscess | 2 (5.7) | 16 (5.6) | 0.49 |
HN: Hepatic neoplasm; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.