Table 1.
Patients characteristics (N = 15)
| Characteristics | No. of patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Median (range) | 31 (18–59) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 6 | 40 |
| Female | 9 | 60 |
| ECOG PS | ||
| 1 | 8 | 53.3 |
| 2 | 5 | 33.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Pathology | ||
| T-cell | 9 | 60 |
| B-cell | 5 | 33.3 |
| Burkitt’s lymphoma | 1 | 6.7 |
| B symptoms | 0 | 0 |
| Neurologic symptoms | ||
| Headache/vomiting | 5 | 31.3 |
| Extremity Weakness | 6 | 40 |
| Paresthesia | 1 | 6.7 |
| Seizure | 1 | 6.7 |
| Facial nerve palsy | 2 | 13.3 |
| Site of disease | ||
| Cerebral hemisphere | 8 | 53.3 |
| aDeep structures | 6 | 40 |
| Spinal cord | 1 | 6.7 |
| Multiple lesions | 6 | 40 |
| CSF cytology | 2 | 13.3 |
| High CSF protein | 7 | 46.7 |
| High CSF LDH | 8 | 53.3 |
| High serum LDH | 3 | 20 |
aBasal ganglia, brainstem, corpus callosum, and cerebellum