Cerebrospinal fluid characteristics
. | Newly diagnosed patients . | . | . | Relapsed patients . | . | . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic of CSF . | CSF positive . | CSF negative . | P . | CSF positive . | CSF negative . | P . | ||||
| Total patients* | 11 | 40 | — | 3 | 6 | — | ||||
| Median total protein, mg/dL (range) | 38 (17-109) | 30 (17-84) | .35 | 40 (34-54) | 39.5 (23-57) | 1.0 | ||||
| Median WBC count per microliter (range) | 2 (0-222) | 1 (0-26) | .06 | 1 (1-50) | 0.5 (0-5) | .35 | ||||
| Median RBC count per microliter (range) | 0 (0-274) | 1 (0-2700) | .29 | 5 (3-10) | 0 (0-2) | .012 | ||||
| Flow cytometry | ||||||||||
| Median lymphocytes per milliliter (range) | 1750 (5.75-236 320) | 1291 (280-30000) | .96 | 62350 (700-124000) | 1700 (933-20000) | 1.0 | ||||
| Median percent tumor cells (range) | 7 (0.2-99) | 0 (0-0) | < .0001 | 6 (3-45) | 0 (0-0) | .012 | ||||
. | Newly diagnosed patients . | . | . | Relapsed patients . | . | . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic of CSF . | CSF positive . | CSF negative . | P . | CSF positive . | CSF negative . | P . | ||||
| Total patients* | 11 | 40 | — | 3 | 6 | — | ||||
| Median total protein, mg/dL (range) | 38 (17-109) | 30 (17-84) | .35 | 40 (34-54) | 39.5 (23-57) | 1.0 | ||||
| Median WBC count per microliter (range) | 2 (0-222) | 1 (0-26) | .06 | 1 (1-50) | 0.5 (0-5) | .35 | ||||
| Median RBC count per microliter (range) | 0 (0-274) | 1 (0-2700) | .29 | 5 (3-10) | 0 (0-2) | .012 | ||||
| Flow cytometry | ||||||||||
| Median lymphocytes per milliliter (range) | 1750 (5.75-236 320) | 1291 (280-30000) | .96 | 62350 (700-124000) | 1700 (933-20000) | 1.0 | ||||
| Median percent tumor cells (range) | 7 (0.2-99) | 0 (0-0) | < .0001 | 6 (3-45) | 0 (0-0) | .012 | ||||
Data missing in up to 3 patients depending on column.