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Table 2 Comparison of clinical features based on primary site of involvement

From: Multicenter retrospective analysis of 581 patients with primary intestinal non-hodgkin lymphoma from the Consortium for Improving Survival of Lymphoma (CISL)

Characteristics

 

Total cases

(n = 581)

Small intestine

(n = 162)

Ileocecal region

(n = 231)

Large intestine

(n = 125)

Multiple intestinal involvement

(n = 63)

P value

Age (years)

≤ 60

356 (61.3)

100 (61.7)

146 (63.2)

77 (61.6)

33 (52.4)

0.479

 

> 60

225 (38.7)

62 (38.3)

85 (36.8)

48 (38.4)

30 (47.6)

 

Sex

Male

367 (63.2)

108 (66.7)

146 (63.2)

73 (58.4)

40 (63.5)

0.557

 

Female

214 (36.8)

54 (33.3)

85 (36.8)

52 (41.6)

23 (36.5)

 

Performance status

ECOG 0/1

490 (84.3)

135 (83.9)

197 (85.3)

104 (83.2)

54 (85.7)

0.942

 

ECOG ≥ 2

90 (15.5)

26 (16.0)

34 (14.7)

21 (16.8)

9 (14.3)

 
 

Missing

1 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

    

Serum LDH level

Normal

355 (61.1)

92 (56.8)

152 (65.8)

77 (61.6)

34 (54.0)

0.086

 

Increased

210 (36.1)

67 (41.4)

71 (30.7)

43 (34.4)

29 (46.0)

 
 

Missing

16 (2.8)

3 (1.8)

8 (3.5)

5 (4.0)

  

B symptoms

Absent

459 (79.0)

125 (77.2)

185 (80.1)

103 (82.4)

46 (73.0)

0.441

 

Present

120 (20.7)

36 (22.2)

45 (19.5)

22 (17.6)

17 (27.0)

 
 

Missing

2 (0.3)

1 (0.6)

1 (0.4)

   

Intestinal symptoms

Obstruction

96 (16.5)

25 (15.4)

47 (20.3)

14 (11.2)

10 (15.9)

0.267

 

Bleeding

13 (2.2)

2 (1.2)

8 (3.5)

3 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

 
 

Perforation

25 (4.3)

8 (4.9)

13 (5.6)

3 (2.4)

1 (1.6)

 

Extranodal involvement

< 2

417 (71.8)

105 (64.8)

179 (77.5)

103 (82.4)

30 (47.6)

< 0.001

 

≥ 2

155 (26.7)

55 (34.0)

47 (20.3)

21 (16.8)

32 (50.8)

 
 

Missing

9 (1.5)

2 (1.2)

5 (2.2)

1 (1.0)

1 (1.6)

 

IPI

L/LI

277/151 (75.4)

76/40 (71.6)

129/48 (76.6)

59/38 (77.6)

13/25 (60.3)

< 0.001

 

HI/H

87/53 (22.4)

24/20 (27.2)

33/15 (20.8)

16/8 (19.2)

14/10 (38.1)

 
 

Missing

13 (2.2)

2 (1.2)

6 (2.6)

4 (3.2)

1 (1.6)

 

Lugano stage

I/II

139/264 (71.1)

37/73 (67.9)

54/126 (77.9)

43/54 (77.6)

5/21 (41.3)

< 0.001

 

IV

168 (28.9)

52 (32.1)

51 (22.1)

28 (22.4)

37 (58.7)

 

BM invasion

Absent

494 (85.0)

131 (80.9)

199 (86.1)

111 (88.8)

53 (84.1)

0.300

 

Present

43 (7.4)

17 (10.5)

13 (5.6)

6 (4.8)

7 (11.1)

 
 

ND

44 (7.6)

14 (8.6)

19 (8.2)

8 (6.4)

3 (4.8)

 

Immunophenotype

B-cell

504 (86.7)

131 (80.9)

221 (95.7)

106 (84.8)

46 (73.0)

< 0.001

 

T-cell

77 (13.3)

31 (19.1)

10 (4.3)

19 (15.2)

17 (27.0)

 
  1. ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; IPI: International Prognostic Index; L: low; LI: low-intermediate; HI: high-intermediate; H: high; BM: bone marrow; ND: not done