Table II. Clinical Characteristics of 86 Children with ALCL.
Characteristic | Number (%) (n=86) |
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Gender | |
Male | 48 (56%) |
Female | 38 (44%) |
Age (years) | |
< 5 | 6 (7%) |
5 to 9 | 29 (34%) |
10 to 14 | 33 (38%) |
≥ 15 | 18 (21%) |
Mediastinal Mass (N=85) | 30 (35%) |
Extranodal Involvement (N=84) | |
Skin | 13 (15%) |
Liver | 5 (6%) |
Lung | 12 (14%) |
Bone | 10 (12%) |
Other viscera | 14 (17%) |
Bone Marrow | 11 (13%) |
CNS | 1 (1%) |
Immunophenotype (n=77) | |
T lineage | 64 (83%) |
Null lineage | 13 (17%) |
ALK Status (n=71) | |
Positive | 64 (90%) |
Negative | 7 (10%) |
Initial LDH (n=85) | |
Normal | 74 (86%) |
> 2 × normal | 12 (14%) |