Table 2

Density of somatostatin and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) receptors in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

TissueReceptor density (dpm/mg tissue)
MeanMedianRange
Somatostatin receptors
HCC (n=24)906356130–36222-150
Liver metastases of neuroendocrine tumours (n=18)39693547811–10057
VIP receptors
HCC (n=28)17181010291–75752-151
Liver (n=6)871282485312–12691

  • ↵2-150 HCC compared with neuroendocrine tumours: p<0.0002 (Mann-Whitney, two tailed).

  • ↵2-151 HCC compared with liver: p<0.0001 (Mann-Whitney, two tailed).