. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Br J Haematol. 2014 Jan 27;165(3):358–363. doi: 10.1111/bjh.12753

Table I.

Baseline Characteristics (N = 76 patients)

		N	%

Age	Median	62 years
Age	Range	17-87 years

Sex	Female	74	97

History of prior breast lump or biopsy		7	9

Presentation	Screening mammogram	10	13
Presentation	Palpable mass	59	78

Laterality	Right	47	62
	Left	28	37
	Bilateral	1	1

Tumour size	Median	3 cm
Tumour size	Range	1-12 cm

Number of tumours	Single	56	75
Number of tumours	Multiple	17	22

B-symptoms present		2	3

ECOG performance status	0	38	50
	1	20	26
	≥2	4	5

Stage	I_E	49	64
Stage	II_E	27	36

Adjusted IPI^*	0	25	34
	1	29	38
	2	17	22
	3	4	5
	4	1	1

Abbreviations: DLBCL: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; IPI: International Prognostic Index

Complete data was available for most but not all the cases; in the latter, each missing variable (usually LDH or ECOG performance status) were considered to be 0 points.