Application of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Lymphomatous Lymph Nodes: A Comparison between PET/CT and Contrast-Enhanced CT

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of lymphomatous patients.

Classification	Number of patients (N)	Number of lymphomatous lymph nodes (n)
Gender
Men	43	115
Women	18	25
Age
>60	20	42
<60	41	98
Stage
I	3	9
IE	2	5
II	14	33
IIE	11	24
III	12	26
IIIE	6	13
IIIS	7	17
IIISE	2	4
IV	4	9
Pathologic diagnosis
Precursor cell derived
T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma	1	2
Mature T-cell derived
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma	6	16
Extranodal NK/T-cell  lymphoma	4	8
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma	1	1
Mature B-cell derived
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma	34	79
Burkitt lymphoma	4	8
Mantle cell lymphoma	2	4
Inert small B-cell lymphoma	2	4
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma  (follicular lymphoma conversion)	1	3
Hodgkin’s lymphoma	6	15
Total	61	140