Table 1 Patients characteristics at diagnosis
From: Plasmacytoma in patients with multiple myeloma: morphology and immunohistochemistry
Parameters | MM patients (n = 21) |
|---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 55,9 (23–73) |
Gender | |
male / female | 10/11 |
Plasmacytoma | |
Bone | 14 |
Extramedullary | 7 |
Multiple myeloma subtype | |
IgG | 11 |
IgA | 5 |
Light chain only | 4 |
IgA + IgG | 1 |
Durie-Salmon Stage | |
IIA | 8 |
IIIA | 13 |
International Staging System stage | |
I | 8 |
II | 9 |
III | 4 |
Median Ca2+, mmol/l (range) | 2,5 (1,39-2,85) |
Median LDH, U/l (range) | 370,5 (167–766) |
Median Hemoglobin, g/l (range) | 121 (86–156) |