Table 4.

SSTR expression for all tumor groups in relation to Ki-67, tumor size, s-Ca-ion and s-PTH expressed as median (range).

	SSTR2C
	Positive tumors	Negative tumors	P value
Ki-67 (%)	5.8 (0–30)	3.1 (0–40)	0.069
Tumor size (cm)	2.48 (1.0–4.0)	2.0 (1.0–5.0)	0.142
S-Ca-ion (mmol/L)	1.69 (1.38–2.42)	1.56 (1.28–2.58)	0.098
S-PTH (ng/l)	727 (34–2001)	514 (68–4000)	0.198
	SSTR3N
	Positive tumors	Negative tumors	P value
Ki-67	5.6 (0–20)	3.1 (0–40)	0.003a
Tumor size (cm)	2.54 (1.0–4.0)	2.0 (1–5)	0.09
S-Ca-ion (mmol/L)	1.63 (1.32–2.02)	1.56 (1.28–2.58)	0.107
S-PTH (ng/L)	1049 (147–2769)	461 (34–4000)	0.003a
	SSTR4C
	Positive tumors	Negative tumors	P value
Ki-67	4.1 (0–40)	3.1 (0–40)	0.048a
Tumor size (cm)	2.2 (1.0–5.0)	2.0 (1.0-5.0)	0.607
S-Ca-ion (mmol/L)	1.60 (1.29–2.58)	1.55 (128–2.42)	0.142
S-PTH (ng/L)	613 (68–4000)	485 (34–2220)	0.139
	SSTR4N
	Positive tumors	Negative tumors	P value
Ki-67	4.1 (0.40)	3.0 (0–30)	0.225
Tumor size (cm)	2.23 (1–5)	2.0 (1.0–4.0)	0.825
S-Ca-ion (mmol/L)	1.57 (1.29–2.04)	1.58 (128–2.58)	0.487
S-PTH (ng/L)	580 (34–2220)	500 (68–4000)	0.258
	SSTR5C
	Positive tumors	Negative tumors	P value
Ki-67	4.0 (0–40)	1.4 (0–30)	<0.001a
Tumor size (cm)	2.20 (1.0–5.0)	2.0 (1.0–5.0)	0.135
S-Ca-ion (mmol/L)	1.68 (1.32–2.58)	1.45 (1.28–2.42)	<0.001a
S-PTH (ng/L)	634 (34–4000)	173 (73–2210)	<0.001a
	SSTR5N
	Positive tumors	Negative tumors	P value
Ki-67	0.0 (0–40)	0.0 (0–10)	0.267
Tumor size (cm)	2.0 (1.0–5.0)	2.0 (1.0–4.0)	0.079
S-Ca-ion (mmol/L)	1.52 (1.28–2.58)	1.45 (1.29–1.85)	0.141
S-PTH(ng/L)	264 (34–4000)	188 (77–2220)	0.230

^aSignificant P values.