BALQIS AL-SAYEED ABDULLA EBRAHIM, M.D., A., NASSER ALBISHI, M.D., A. (2021). Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma among Admitted Patients inAl Gamhoria Hospital, Aden, Yemen. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 89(March), 175-179. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2021.153784
AHMED SALEH OMER AL-GEFRI, M.D.; BALQIS AL-SAYEED ABDULLA EBRAHIM, M.D.; AHMED MUTHANNA NASSER ALBISHI, M.D.. "Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma among Admitted Patients inAl Gamhoria Hospital, Aden, Yemen". The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 89, March, 2021, 175-179. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2021.153784
BALQIS AL-SAYEED ABDULLA EBRAHIM, M.D., A., NASSER ALBISHI, M.D., A. (2021). 'Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma among Admitted Patients inAl Gamhoria Hospital, Aden, Yemen', The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 89(March), pp. 175-179. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2021.153784
BALQIS AL-SAYEED ABDULLA EBRAHIM, M.D., A., NASSER ALBISHI, M.D., A. Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma among Admitted Patients inAl Gamhoria Hospital, Aden, Yemen. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 2021; 89(March): 175-179. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2021.153784
Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma among Admitted Patients inAl Gamhoria Hospital, Aden, Yemen
The Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Aden University, Yemen
Abstract
AbstractBackground: Carcinoma has great prevalence amongworld population. World Health Organization (WHO) classi-fication of malignant lymphoma has become popular sinceits introduction in 2001 and has been applied to the classifi-cation of malignant lymphoma in different countries aroundthe world.Aim of Study: This study was aimed to assess the preva-lence of malignant lymphoma among admitted patients to Al-Gamhoria Teaching Hospital Aden, Yemen in the periodbetween 2010-2014.Methods: A retrospective descriptive study coveringregistered cases of lymphoma was applied over the period2010-2014. Patient's registry data wascollecting from Al-Gamhoria Teaching Hospital Medical Registries Department.The following variables were studied included: Age, gender,tumor site, malignant lymphomas type according histopathol-ogy and residency.Results: Both types of lymphoma were having convergentdistribution. Most age groups affected were among 30-39years in non-Hodgkin lymphoma, while in Hodgkin's lympho-ma the predominant age group were among 20-29. Male beinghighest (57.1%) than female (42.9%). The mixed cellularitytype was common representing 42.3% in Hodgkin's lymphoma.The nodular lymphoma was 54.7% while in the extra nodularlymphoma; the gastrointestinal was common representing50%. Most of the registered cases were from Aden Governoratewhere the hospital is located.Conclusion: Male gender associated with high percentage,the middle age group and mixed cellularity were the predom-inant in Hodgkin's lymphoma. The gastrointestinal manifes-tation in extra nodular lymphoma was highly prevalent.
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