Table 1 |
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Clinical features (n = 32) |
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Contents |
Patients |
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No./Total number |
Percentage |
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Sex |
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Male |
22 |
62.5 |
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Female |
10 |
37.5 |
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Age (years) |
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Range |
30~85 |
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Mean |
53.4 |
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Median |
60 |
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Sites |
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Upper areodigestive tract |
21 |
65.6 |
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Tonsil |
2 |
6.3 |
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skin |
6 |
18.8 |
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Gingiva |
1 |
3.1 |
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Lung |
1 |
3.1 |
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Testis |
1 |
3.1 |
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Auxiliary examination |
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Normal marrow aspirate |
32 |
100 |
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Normal results on skeletal survey |
32 |
100 |
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low serum level of M-components |
2/21 |
9.5 |
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low urinary level of M-components |
0/8 |
0 |
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Follow up (n = 15, month) |
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Dead |
10/15 |
67 (6.6 m) |
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Alive with disease |
3/15 |
20 (11.3 m) |
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Alive with recurrence |
2/15 |
13 (24 m) |
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Zuo et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2011 6:123 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-6-123 |
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