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Table 3 Anatomical areas involved

From: Rapid access clinic for unexplained lymphadenopathy and suspected malignancy: prospective analysis of 1000 patients

Areas involved

Malignant (n = 138) no. (%)

Non-malignant (n = 862) no. (%)

P

Cervical

71 (51)

518 (60)

0.055

Supraclavicular

11 (8)

26 (3)

0.004

Axillary

13 (9)

119 (14)

0.158

Inguinal

19 (14)

77 (9)

0.073

Multiple sites

21 (15)

47 (5)

< 0.001

Extranodal

3 (2)

75 (9)

0.008

  1. Sites of nodal- and extranodal involvement in malignant and non-malignant cases