Table 1 Characteristics of the study cohorts

From: The microenvironment of classical Hodgkin lymphoma: heterogeneity by Epstein–Barr virus presence and location within the tumor

Clinical characteristics

RLN N=7

All cHL N=14

EBV+ cHL N=7

EBV− cHL N=7

P-value

Gender

 Male (%)

4 (57)

7 (50)

5 (71)

2 (29)

ns

Age

 Mean (range)

43 (17–72)

36 (12–76)

42 (12–76)

29 (13–54)

ns

Histology subtype

 NS (%)

—

8 (57)

3 (43)

5 (72)

 

 MC (%)

—

3 (21)

3 (43)

0

ns

 LR (%)

—

2 (14)

1 (14)

1 (14)

 

 NOS (%)

—

1 (7)

0

1 (14)

 
  1. Abbreviations: cHL, classical Hodgkin lymphoma; EBV, Epstein–Barr virus; LR, lymphocyte-rich; MC, mixed cellularity; N, number; NOS, not otherwise specified; ns, not significant; NS, nodular sclerosis; RLN, reactive lymph node. Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare the differences between EBV+ cHL with EBV− cHL.
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