©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2003; 9(11): 2592-2595
Published online Nov 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2592
Published online Nov 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2592
Table 1 Patient data
| Characteristics | n |
| Number of patients | 67 |
| Male | 38 |
| Female | 29 |
| Median age (y) | |
| Male | 50.68 |
| Female | 48.60 |
| Disease categories | |
| Cirrhotic ascites | 36 |
| Tuberculous ascites | 8 |
| Malignant ascites | 23 |
| Ovarian cancer | 8 |
| Gastric cancer | 6 |
| Colon cancer | 5 |
| Hepatocellular cancer | 2 |
| Pancreatic cancer | 1 |
| Primary peritoneal carcinoma | 1 |
- Citation: Sun XM, Dong WG, Yu BP, Luo HS, Yu JP. Detection of type IV collagenase activity in malignant ascites. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9(11): 2592-2595
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v9/i11/2592.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2592