Cystatin C and lactoferrin concentrations in biological fluids as possible prognostic factors in eye tumor development

Figures & data

Table I Cystatin C concentrations (ng/mL) in biological fluids in choroidal melanoma and benign eye tumors (m±SEM)

Biological sample	Control	Choroidal melanoma	Benign tumors and pseudo-tumorous disorders
Tear fluid (eye with tumor)	–	461.3±17.2**# (n=42)	471.5±15.5** (n=11)
Tear fluid (eye without tumor)	371.3±25.7# (n=24)	496.6±23.9**# (n=33)	477.5±17.4** (n=11)
Anterior camera fluid	765.6±91.1# (n=4)	585.9±72.1*# (n=11)	–
Blood serum	950.4±21.2 (n=10)	1212.9±92.5* (n=16)	778.8

* p<0.05, **p<0.001 versus the appropriate control.

# p<0.001 versus serum of the same group. The number of patients is given in parenthesis.

Table II Lactoferrin concentrations (ng/mL) in biological fluids in choroidal melanoma and benign eye tumors (m±SEM)

Biological sample	Control	Choroidal melanoma	Benign tumors and pseudo-tumorous disorders
Tear fluid (eye with tumor)	–	13,388±274* (n=22)	13,556±338* (n=9)
Tear fluid (eye without tumor)	11,886±213 (n=20)	13,564±301* (n=22)	13,751±359* (n=9)
Anterior camera fluid	342±27 (n=6)	581±53* (n=6)	–

* p<0.05 versus control. The number of patients is given in parenthesis.