Table 1.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of eBL patients.

Characteristics	Total (N = 17)
Age (years), median (range)	7.5 (5–12)
GENDER, N (%)
Male	11 (64.7%)
Female	6 (35.3%)
TUMOR FNA SITE, N (%)
Jaw	7 (41%)
Abdomen	10 (59%)
IN-HOSPITAL SURVIVAL-STATUS, N (%)
Survived¥	5 (29.4%)
Died¶	7 (41.2%)
Relapsed	1 (5.9%)
Died prior to chemotherapy§	2 (11.8%)
Unknown outcome (patient referred to another hospital)	2 (11.8%)

^¥eBL patients who completed chemotherapy, were discharged from hospital and still alive after 2 years of follow-up.

^¶Patients who had started chemotherapy but died during the course of treatment.

^§eBL patient who died before starting chemotherapy.