Characteristics and Results of the Management of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphomas: The Experience of Côte d'Ivoire

Table 2

General characteristics of patients.

Parameters	Number (%) 𝑛=63
Age (years), median age: 42 years
<60	52 (83)
≥60	11 (17)
Sex
Male	42 (67)
Female	21 (33)
Socioeconomic class
Low	32 (51)
Medium	22 (35)
High	9 (14)
Site of lymphoma
Nodal	37 (59)
Extra-nodal	6 (9)
Mixed	20 (32)
Extranodal sites
Gastrointestinal	7 (11)
Hepatic	6 (10)
Otorhinolaryngology	4 (6)
Pleuropulmonary	4 (6)
Genital	2 (3)
Bone	1 (2)
Stage of Ann Arbor
I, II	18 (29)
III, IV	45 (71)
IPI
Low risk (0, 1)	13 (21)
Intermediate low risk (2)	9 (14)
Intermediate high risk (3)	24 (38)
High risk (4, 5)	17 (27)
Clinical B symptoms
No	16 (25)
Yes	47 (75)
Biological b symptoms
No	26 (41)
Yes	37 (59)