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Table 2 Patient characteristics

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

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

  

   - male

1

1

   - female

83

99

Symptoms and signs

  

   - local pain

10

12

   - local inflammation

9

11

   - palpable mass

51

61

   - palpable lymph nodes

21

25

   - incidental mammography finding

10

12

Localization (71 patients)

  

   - external superior

34

48

   - internal superior

10

14

   - external inferior

9

13

   - internal inferior

5

7

   - central

12

17

   - entire breast

1

1

Tumor size (71 patients)

  

   - 0 – 1.9 cm

4

6

   - 2 – 4.9 cm

35

49

   - 5 – 9.9 cm

23

32

   - 10 – 15 cm

9

13

Stage (82 patients)

  

   - I E

46

55

   - II E

33

39

   - III E

1

1

   - IV E

2

2

   - unknown

2

2

Grade (according to Working Formulation)

  

   - high

51

61

   - intermediate

6

7

   - low

27

32