Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of the twenty-nine patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma included in this study. Abnormal cases refer to lab values outside clinically defined normal ranges.

Gender (#)
Male	14
Female	15
Age (years)
Mean (Standard Deviation)	62.10 (9.95)
Range	32 – 79
Seniors (>65 years)	13
AST (international units/L)
Mean (Standard Deviation)	49.14 (35.72)
Range	20 – 213
Abnormal cases	16
ALT (international units/L)
Mean (Standard Deviation)	42.00 (37.28)
Range	12 – 177
Abnormal cases	9
Cancer Antigen 19–9 (units/ml)
Mean (Standard Deviation)	240.08 (1040.32)
Range	1.00 – 4716.00
Abnormal cases	12

AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase); ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)