Table 1

- Clinical characteristics and univariate analysis of 32 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the breast.

VariablesAll (n=32)5 years progression-free survival5 years overall survival
PrecentagesP-valuesPrecentagesP-values
Age at diagnosis59.13±13.27
≥60 years18 (56.3)81%0.62981%0.738
<60 years14 (43.7)55%63%
Gender
Male1 (3.1)--------
Female31 (96.9)
Primary site
Left14 (43.8)69%0.17168%0.129
Right16 (50.0)80%82%
Bilateral2 (6.2)50%50%
Tumor size4.15±2.64
≥5 cm13 (40.6)74%0.12972%0.172
<5 cm19 (59.4)66%67%
Ann-Arbor stage
III-IV13 (40.6)61%0.047*61%0.031*
I-II19 (59.4)75%71%
IPI score
3-5 score26 (81.2)67%0.44567%0.360
0-2 score6 (18.8)71%72%
B symptoms
Yes7 (21.9)52%0.08452%0.026*
No25 (78.1)78%79%
Pathological diagnosis
GCB7 (21.9)100%0.164100%0.110
Non-GCB25 (78.1)64%60%
Metastasis
Yes20 (62.5)64%0.23562%0.204
No12 (37.5)88%89%
Recurrence
Yes11 (34.4)30%<0.001*40%0.001*
No21 (65.6)100%100%
Outcome
Alive26 (81.3)--------
Die6 (18.7)
Comorbidities
Yes25 (78.1)69%0.46869%0.457
No7 (21.9)73%73%
Insulin (uU/ml)10.54±6.10--------
FPG (mmol/L)5.93±2.50--------
HOMA-IR2.45±0.74
>2.718 (56.2)63%0.86466%0.885
≤2.714 (43.8)78%79%

Values are presented as numbers and prescentages (%).

  • * P-value of <0.05 was significant. IPI: international prognostic index, GCB: germinal center B-cell, FPG: fasting plasma glucose, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance