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Table 1 The clinical characteristics of ALCL patients who were ALK-positive compared to those who were ALK-negative

From: 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging findings in anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare subtype of lymphoma

Clinical Characteristics

Expression of ALK

P

Positive

Negative

Age (year-old)

  < 30

17

8

0.556

  ≥ 30

15

10

Gender

 Male

20

15

0.123

 Female

12

3

B symptoms

 Present

22

12

0.880

 Absent

10

6

Ann Arbor stage

 I-II

7

5

0.735

 III-IV

25

13

18F-FDG uptake (SUVmax)

22.1 ± 14.3

15.1 ± 6.6

0.023