Table 1. Patient characteristics (n=88).
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Patients |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No. | % | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 57 | 65 | |
| Female | 31 | 35 | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Median | 34 | years | |
| Range | 17 to 83 | years | |
| Disease status | |||
| Initial diagnosis | 77 | 87 | |
| Recurrent disease | 11 | 13 | |
| Histology (WHO classification) | |||
| Classical HL | |||
| Nodular sclerosis HL | 52 | 59 | |
| Lymphocyte-rich classical HL | 1 | 1 | |
| Mixed cellularity HL | 29 | 33 | |
| Lymphocyte depletion HL | 1 | 1 | |
| Hodgkin's but unclassified | 3 | 3 | |
| Nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL | 2 | 2 | |
| Clinical stage (conventional staging procedures) | |||
| I/IE | 7/1 | 8 | 9 |
| II/IIE | 33/3 | 36 | 41 |
| III/IIIE | 22/6 | 28 | 32 |
| IV | 16 | 16 | 18 |
HL=Hodgikn's lymphoma.