Primary breast lymphoma: Patient profile, outcome and prognostic factors. A multicentre Rare Cancer Network study

BMC Cancer

Table 1 Staging work-up in 84 patients with primary breast lymphoma

Staging work up	n	%
Mammography	65	77
Mammary ultra sound	25	30
Mammary MRI	7	8
Chest x-ray	72	86
Chest CT-scan	66	79
Abdominal CT-scan	70	83
Abdominal ultra sound	28	33
Bone marrow biopsy or aspiration	77	92
Lymphography	11	13
Bone scintigraphy	17	20
CSF examination	14	17
CBC	82	98
ESR	67	80
Serum protein electrophoresis	52	62
B₂ microglobulin	39	46

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