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. 2019 Feb 7;25(5):608–621. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i5.608

Table 2.

Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients of intrahepatic bile duct adenocarcinoma and sarcomatoid cholangiocarcinoma n (%)

Adenocarcinoma Sarcomatoid P value
Gender Male 155 (71.8) 9 (81.8) 0.732
Female 61 (28.2) 2 (18.2)
Age < 60 73 (33.8) 5 (45.5) 0.518
≥ 60 143(66.2) 6 (54.5)
Abdominal pain No 106 (49.1) 1 (9.1) 0.011
Pain 110 (50.9) 10 (90.9)
Fever No 195 (90.3) 7 (63.6) 0.022
Fever 21 (9.7) 4 (36.4)
Jaundice No 199 (92.1) 11 (100.0) 1.000
Jaundice 17 (7.9) 0 (0.0)
Weight loss No 201 (93.1) 10 (90.9) 0.561
Weight loss 15 (6.9) 1 (9.1)
GB stone No 164 (75.9) 8 (72.7) 0.730
GB stone 52 (24.1) 3 (27.3)
Hepatitis No 190 (88.0) 7 (63.6) 0.063
CHB 21 (9.7) 3 (27.3)
CHC 5 (2.3) 1 (9.1)
LC No 183 (84.7) 6 (54.5) 0.022
LC 33 (15.3) 5 (45.5)
Serum CEA < 5 ng/mL 123 (56.9) 10 (90.9) 0.029
≥ 5 ng/mL 93 (43.1) 1 (9.1)
Serum CA19-9 < 37 U/mL 64 (29.6) 6 (54.5) 0.098
≥ 37 U/mL 152 (70.4) 5 (45.5)
Main mass Single 145 (67.1) 6 (54.5) 0.513
Multiple 71 (32.9) 5 (45.5)
Mass size < 5 cm 90 (41.7) 1 (9.1) 0.054
≥ 5 cm 126 (58.3) 10 (90.9)
LN metastasis No 84 (38.9) 1 (9.1) 0.057
LN meta. 132 (61.1) 10 (90.9)
Distant metastasis No 140 (64.8) 4 (36.4) 0.104
Distant meta. 76 (35.2) 7 (63.6)
TNM stage I or II 76 (35.2) 0 (0.0) 0.018
III or IV 140 (64.8) 11 (100.0)

CA19-9: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CHB: Chronic hepatitis B; CHC: Chronic hepatitis C; LC: Liver cirrhosis; LN: Lymph node.