[Table/Fig-1]:
Laboratory findings in patients at the time of diagnosis.
| Case No. | Age/Sex | Tumour site | Hb (g/dl) | WBC count (×109/L) | Platelet count (×109/L) | LDH (U/l) | Blasts reported on peripheral blood smear (%) | Blasts reported on marrow (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20/M | Cervical node | 12.8 | 3.9 | 393 | 184 | 1 | 29 |
| 2. | 24/F | Submandibular node | 7.8 | 23 | 180 | 1770 | 6 | 49 |
| 3.# | 39/M | Supraclavicular node | 9.9 | 0.84 | 4 | 225 | 0 (Few mature lymphocytes only) | 8 |
| 4. | 25/F | Cervical node | 9 | 19 | 140 | 429 | 8 | 36 |
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This patient was a referral case and was diagnosed as peripheral T-cell lymphoma elsewhere and was treated with 1 cycle of chemotherapy.