Table 1.
Differences between unicentric and multicentric intrathoracic CD cases
| UCD | MCD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, years) | 30.44 ± 8.00 | 41.56 ± 13.50 | 0.004 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 8/50% | 11/34.4% | 0.2967 |
| Female | 8/50% | 21/65.6% | |
| Pathological type | |||
| Hyaline vascular | 3/18.75% | 16/50% | |
| Plasma cell | 12/75% | 12/37.5% | 0.049 |
| Mixed | 1/6.25% | 4/12.5% | |
| Non-symptomatic | 8/50% | 1/3.1% | <0.001 |
| Fever | 0 | 16/50% | <0.001 |
| Pleural effusion | 2/12.5% | 13/40.6% | 0.0475 |
| Hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly | 0 | 16/50% | <0.001 |
| Anemia | 3/18.8% | 15/46.9% | 0.0578 |
| Hemoglobin (g/l) | 133.13 ± 29.70 | 108.66 ± 26.60 | 0.0059 |
| Platelet (×10 9 /l) | |||
| >300 × 10 9 /l | 4/25% | 12/37.5% | 0.6785 |
| <100 × 10 9 /l | 1/8.3% | 2/10% | |
| Hypoalbuminia | 4/25% | 22/68.8% | 0.0041 |
| Elevation of serum LDH ‡ | 5/30% | 5/16.1% | 0.6731 |
| HIV-Ab | |||
| Not done | 0 | 6/18.75% | |
| Negative | 16/100% | 26/100% (n = 26) | 1 |
| Chemotherapy cases | 0 | 28/87.5% | <0.001 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Cured | 16/100% | 0 | |
| Improved | 0 | 18/56.3% | |
| Stable | 0 | 7/21.9% | <0.001 |
| Died | 0 | 3/9.4% | |
| Lost follow-up | 0 | 4/12.5% |
‡Fifteen UCD cases and 31 MCD cases were detected with serum LDH. LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.