Characteristics of patients.
Characteristics | N (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 34 (54.0%) |
Female | 29 (46.0%) |
Median age at diagnosis (range, yr) | 8 (2–19) |
Immunophenotype | |
T-LBL | 39 (61.9%) |
B-LBL | 21 (33.3%) |
Unknown | 3 (4.8%) |
Mediastinal mass | 29 (46.0%) |
Median LDH level (IU/L) | 962 (447–3,297) |
Stagea) | |
I | 8 (12.7%) |
II | 10 (15.9%) |
III | 21 (33.3%) |
IV | 24 (38.1%) |
Initial CNS involvement | |
Involved (+) | 2 (3.2%) |
Involved (-) | 59 (93.7%) |
Unknown | 2 (3.2%) |
Initial BM involvement | |
Involved (+) | 21 (33.3%) |
Involved (-) | 42 (66.7%) |
a)Murphy and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Staging system.
Abbreviations: BM, bone marrow; CNS, central nervous system; LBL, lymphoblastic lymphoma; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.