Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2021; 9(31): 9417-9430
Published online Nov 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9417
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of recruited patients
Characteristics
Patient numbers (%) (n = 116)
Age, median (range)58.5 (19-92)
Years of diagnosis
1999-200936 (31.8)
2009-201980 (68.2)
Sex
Male72 (62.1)
Female44 (37.9)
Presentation
Abdominal pain58 (50.0)
Fatigue21 (18.1)
Nausea and vomiting13 (11.2)
Anorexia7 (6.0)
Hepatomegaly53 (45.6)
Splenomegaly9 (7.7)
Asymptomatic14 (12.0)
Lesion
Single/multiple/diffused/bulky58 (50.0)/23 (19.8)/33 (28.4)/29 (25.0)
Lactate dehydrogenase
Elevated/normal55 (47.4)/58 (52.6)
B symptoms
Loss of weight/fever/night sweat39 (33.6)/36 (31.0)/9 (7.7)
Infection
HBV/HCV/EBV15 (12.9)/12 (10.3)/9 (7.7)
Immunosuppressive status
Autoimmune disease13 (11.2)
Rheumatic Arthritis7 (6.0)
HIV7 (6.0)
Differential diagnosis
HCC21 (18.1)
Metastasis18 (15.5)
Abscess or infection12 (10.3)
ICC10 (8.6)
Cholecystitis5 (4.3)
Pseudolymphoma4 (3.4)
Hemangioma4 (3.4)
Treatment
Surgery36 (31.0)
Chemotherapy/R-CHOP/CHOP86 (74.1)/55(47.4)/10(8.6)
Radiotherapy6 (5.1)
PHL subtypes
B cell lymphoma99 (85.3)
DLBCL/MALT/HL/BL/FL/HGBCL72 (62.1)/14(12.0)/4(3.4)/3(2.5)/3(2.5)/3(2.5)
T cell lymphoma7 (6.0)
Other unclassified110 (11.6)
Region
Asia72 (62.1)
Japan/China/India/South Korea24 (20.6)/17(14.6)/16(13.7)/8(6.8)
Other7 (6.0)
Europe20 (17.2)
North America15 (12.9)