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. 2013 Mar 18;8(3):e59459. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059459

Table 1. Clinical and pathological data for cancers and liver nodules from patients with haemochromatosis.

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3
Age (years) 63 66 65
Gender male male male
Type of surgery liver transplant liver resection liver resection
Total number and histology of liver lesions 4 HCC 2 HCC 1 HCC and satellite nodules
1 mixed CC/HCC
2 dysplastic nodules
2 regenerative nodules
Number of samples in microarray analysis
Background cirrhotic/fibrotic liver 4 2 2
Hepatocellular carcinoma 3 2 2
Mixed CC/HCC 1 0 0
Dysplastic nodule 1 0 0
Regenerative nodule 1 0 0
Size of largest HCC (mm) 21 60 95
Serum α-fetoprotein (international units/ml, normal value <10) 8 36 3733
Background liver histology Cirrhosis and mild steatosis Moderate – to – severe fibrosis,Grade 2/4 siderosis Moderate fibrosis, Grade 2–3/4 siderosis

CC = cholangiocarcinoma.