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Table 1 Patients Characteristics

From: 18F-FDG PET/CT versus bone marrow biopsy in detecting bone marrow infiltration in initial staging of pediatric lymphoma

 

HL(n = 47)

NHL(n = 19)

Age

Range

10.57 ± 3.8

14(4-8)

9 ± 3.7

10(5-15)

SEX

  

Male

Female

38 (81%)

9 (19%)

16(84.2%)

3(15.8%)

Pathological subtype

Classic 7 (14.9%)

Mixed cellularity 20 (42.6%)

Nodular sclerosing 16 (34%)

Lymphocytic predominant 3 (6.4%)

Lymphocytic depletion 1 (2.1%)

T cell lymphoma 2(10.5%)

B cell lymphoma 9(47.4%)

Burkett’s lymphoma 8(42.1%)

Initial staging

  

I

II

III

IV

1 (2.1%)

16 (34%)

23 (48.9%)

7 (14.9%)

1 (5.3%)

4 (21.1%)

9 (47.4%)

5 (26.3%)

B symptoms

  

Present

absent

20 (42.6%)

27 (57.4%)

2(10.5%)

17(89.5%)