Table 1.

Laboratory data on the first tumor biopsy

WBC	6,100	/μl	Na	131	mEq/l
RBC	44,900	/μl	K	4.8	mEq/l
Hb	13.9	g/dl	Cl	93	mEq/l
Ht	40.1	%	Ca	9.4	mg/dl
Plt	238,000	/μl	BUN	16.3	mg/dl
PT-%	>100	%	Cr	0.84	mg/dl
TP	7.7	g/dl	CRP	<0.1	mg/dl
Alb	4.5	g/dl
T.Bil	0.8	mg/dl	AFP	3.7	ng/ml
AST	18	IU/l	DCP	18	mAU/ml
ALT	19	IU/l	CEA	1.9	ng/ml
LDH	264	IU/l	CA 19-9	6.9	U/ml
ALP	127	IU/l	PSA	0.26	ng/ml
Gamma-GTP	68	IU/l
Glu	75	mg/dl	HBsAg	(–)
BUN	16.3	mg/dl	HCV-Ab	(–)
Cr	0.84	mg/dl

AFP alpha-fetoprotein, Alb albumin, ALP alkaline phosphatase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Ca calcium, CA 19-9 carbohydrate antigen 19-9, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, Cl chloride, Cr creatinine, CRP C-reactive protein, DCP des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin, gamma-GTP gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, Glu glucose, Hb hemoglobin, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV-Ab hepatitis C virus antibodies; Ht hematocrit; K potassium; LDH lactate dehydrogenase; Na sodium; Plt platelet; PSA prostate specific antigen; PT-% prothrombin time percent; RBC red blood cell; T.Bil total bilirubin; TP total protein; WBC white blood cell