Successful Treatment in Children with Hodgkin Lymphoma in Greece; A 20-Year Experience in a Single Institution

Table 2

Epidemiology and laboratory findings of patients and stage and histology of the disease.

			Stage				Histology***
	I	II	III	IV	𝑃	MC	LD	LP	NS
Gender (boys : girls)	4 : 3*	14 : 11	10 : 5	7 :  4	ns^#	12 : 1	1 : 0	4 : 0	18 : 22
Age (years)	9.8**	12.1	12.3	12.9	ns	10.2	10.2	10.5	12.5
WBC (×10^3/mm^3)	7.3	11.68	9.5	10.8	0.026	7.2	4.7	7.05	11.4
Neutrophils (%)	55	73.9	62	78	0.001	65	67	54.5	72
Eosinophils (%)	3.5	2	3	2.7	ns	2	4	3	2.6
Hb (g/dL)	12.7	11	10.9	10.7	0.029	11	9.2	13.8	11.1
PLT (×10^3/mm^3)	342	394	440	385	ns	383	422	301	400
ESR (mm 1st h)	14	63	80	118	0.007	66	45	13	70
CRP (mg/dL)	20	57	80	110	ns	57	—	27	74
LDH (mg/dL)	498	319	380	404	ns	324	—	446	381

* number of patients, **median values, ***MC: mixed cellularity, LD: lymphocytic depletion, LP: lymphocytic predominance, NS: nodular sclerosis, ^#non-significant.