Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 116... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 116 patients with solitary plasmacytoma of bone

Characteristic	N	%^*
Sex
Male	82	70
Female	34	30
Age, y
0 to 49	33	28
50 to 59	23	20
60 to 69	29	25
70+	31	27
Serum monoclonal protein type
No M protein	42	36
IgG	57	49
IgA	10	9
Light chain only	4	3
IgM	1	1
Biclonal	2	2
Size of serum monoclonal protein, g/dL
0.5 or more	63	54
0.51 to 1.0	11	10
1.1 to 1.99	29	25
2.0 or more	13	11
Urine monoclonal protein type
Not done	11	10
Kappa	32	27
Lambda	10	9
No monoclonal protein	63	54
Site of plasmacytoma
Skull	5	4
Spine	49	45
Pelvis	17	16
Long bones	14	13
Ribs	14	13
Other	0	9
Dose of radiation
No radiation	4	3
Less than 3000	1	1
3000 to 3999	13	12
4000 to 4999	42	39
5000 to 5999	32	30
6000 or more	4	3
Unknown	13	12

Characteristic	N	%^*
Sex
Male	82	70
Female	34	30
Age, y
0 to 49	33	28
50 to 59	23	20
60 to 69	29	25
70+	31	27
Serum monoclonal protein type
No M protein	42	36
IgG	57	49
IgA	10	9
Light chain only	4	3
IgM	1	1
Biclonal	2	2
Size of serum monoclonal protein, g/dL
0.5 or more	63	54
0.51 to 1.0	11	10
1.1 to 1.99	29	25
2.0 or more	13	11
Urine monoclonal protein type
Not done	11	10
Kappa	32	27
Lambda	10	9
No monoclonal protein	63	54
Site of plasmacytoma
Skull	5	4
Spine	49	45
Pelvis	17	16
Long bones	14	13
Ribs	14	13
Other	0	9
Dose of radiation
No radiation	4	3
Less than 3000	1	1
3000 to 3999	13	12
4000 to 4999	42	39
5000 to 5999	32	30
6000 or more	4	3
Unknown	13	12

Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.