Main characteristics of patients suffering from SM with hepatic involvement. Data were collected from the current study and previous studies
| Characteristics | Yam2 (1986) n=13 (%) | Horny3 (1989) n=131 (%) | Mican4 (1995) n=25 (%) | Kyriakou5 (1998) n=4 (%) | Cases* (1989 to 2012) n=9 (%) | Total n=182 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yrs | - | - | - | 47-75 | 35-73 | 35-75 |
| Male:Female ratio | - | - | - | 2:2 | 4:5 | 6:7 |
| Abdominal pain | 6 (46) | - | - | - | 5 (55) | 11/22 (50) |
| Diarrhea | 7 (54) | - | - | - | 5 (55) | 12/22 (54) |
| Ascites | 5 (38) | - | 5 (20) | 2 (50) | 7 (78) | 19/51 (37) |
| Hepatomegaly | 10 (77) | 131 (100) | 10 (40) | 4 (100) | 9 (100) | 164/182 (90) |
| Splenomegaly | - | - | 17 (68) | 4 (100) | 9 (100) | 30/38 (79) |
| Lymphadenopathy | - | - | - | 0 (0) | 3 (33) | 3/13 (23) |
| KIT mutation | - | - | - | - | 2/3 (67) | 2/3 (67) |
| Skin lesions | - | 87 (66) | - | 0 (0) | 2 (22) | 89/144 (62) |
| Portal fibrosis | 13 (100) | 25/77 (32) | 19 (76) | - | 5/6 | 62/121 (51) |
| Cirrhosis | 2 (15) | 7 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | 9/124 (7) |
| Eosinophils | - | - | 15 (60) | - | 2/3 | 17/28 (61) |
*, cases6–12 and present case; -, not mentioned.