Table 1. Characteristics of patients (n... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients (n = 59) with Hodgkin disease and HIV infection

Patient characteristics	No.	%
Sex
Male	51	86
Female	8	14
WHO PS
0 to 1	42	71
2 to 3	17	29
Stage
I to II	17	29
III to IV	42	71
Bulky disease	6	10
B symptoms	44	75
Sites involved
Lymph nodes only	31	53
Bone marrow	24	41
Spleen	23	39
Liver	10	17
Lung	1	2
Rectum	1	2
Adrenal gland	1	2
Histology
Mixed cellularity	27	46
Nodular sclerosis	18	30
Lymphocyte depletion	4	7
Not classifiable	10	17

Patient characteristics	No.	%
Sex
Male	51	86
Female	8	14
WHO PS
0 to 1	42	71
2 to 3	17	29
Stage
I to II	17	29
III to IV	42	71
Bulky disease	6	10
B symptoms	44	75
Sites involved
Lymph nodes only	31	53
Bone marrow	24	41
Spleen	23	39
Liver	10	17
Lung	1	2
Rectum	1	2
Adrenal gland	1	2
Histology
Mixed cellularity	27	46
Nodular sclerosis	18	30
Lymphocyte depletion	4	7
Not classifiable	10	17

The median age of the patients was 38 years (range, 28-64 years).