Table 1.
Clinicopathologic characteristics of 15 patients with biliary tract or pancreatic cancer.
| Variable | No. of patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years)* | 66 (42–87) | |
| Gender | Male | 10 |
| Female | 5 | |
| Preoperative biliary drainage | Absent | 4 |
| Present | 11 | |
| Type of cancer | Biliary tract cancer | 11 |
| Pancreatic cancer | 4 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | Absent | 8 |
| Present | 7 | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | Absent | 7 |
| Present | 8 | |
| Concentration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maximum T-Bil level (mg/dL)* | 2.6 (0.4–17.8) | |
| Serum CEA level (ng/mL)* | 4.5 (1.6–13.5) | |
| Serum CA19-9 level (U/mL)* | 58 (1–11,277) | |
T-Bil, total bilirubin; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA19-9, carbohydrate antigen.
*Data are expressed as median (range).