Table 1 Patients characteristics

Age, years

Years

 Mean

 63

 Range

 32–87

Sex

Number of patients (%)

 Men

 7 (15)

 Women

 40 (85)

Time interval diagnosis: primary neoplasm metastasis (incl. lymphomas)

Months

 Mean

 39

 Range

 1–273

Known malignant disease (incl. lymphomas)

Number of patients (%)

 No history of primary malignant disease

 24 (51 %)

 History of primary malignant disease

 23 (49 %)