Research Article

The Value of Preoperative Alpha-L-Fucosidase Levels in Evaluation of Malignancy and Differential Diagnosis of Urothelial Neoplasms

Table 2

The level of serum AFU in patients with pure UC, UCSD, and SqCC.

MUTNo. of patients (%)SA levels (mg/dL, mean ± SD) value

Pure UC51514.99 ± 4.500.575
UCSD914.78 ± 6.440.132
SqCC1113.15 ± 3.030.280

Bold values are statistically significant (). : Kruskal–Wallis H-test; : Mann–Whitney U test; Pa: pure UC versus UC with squamous differentiation; Pb: pure UC versus SqCC; Pc: pure UC versus UC with squamous differentiation versus SqCC.