Childhood lymphomas in Yemen. Clinicopathological study

Authors

• Abdullah S. Al-Samawi, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, PO Box 13078, Sana'a, Yemen. Tel. +967 (1) 381414. Fax. +967 (1) 370189. E-mail: abdullahalsamawi{at}yahoo.com
• Saleh M. Aulaqi, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, PO Box 13078, Sana'a, Yemen. Tel. +967 (1) 381414. Fax. +967 (1) 370189. E-mail: abdullahalsamawi{at}yahoo.com
• Abdullah K. Al-Thobhani, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, PO Box 13078, Sana'a, Yemen. Tel. +967 (1) 381414. Fax. +967 (1) 370189. E-mail: abdullahalsamawi{at}yahoo.com

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To find out the frequency of childhood lymphomas in all ages, and to describe patterns of lymphomas in relation to gender and site in Yemen. METHODS: This is a descriptive record-based study of 1167 cases of lymphomas diagnosed by 3 pathologists in the Department of Pathology, Sana9a University, Sana9a, Yemen from 1st January 2004 to 30th December 2007. The diagnoses were made on hematoxylin and eosin stained, and categorized non-Hodgkin9s lymphoma (NHL) according to the National Cancer Institute Working Formulation classification, and Hodgkin9s disease (HD) according to Rye classification. RESULTS: Out of 1167 lymphomas, 801 (68.6%) were NHL, and 366 (31.4%) were HD, amongst these 347 (29.7%) were patients aged

Article Type

Research Article

First Page

1192

Last Page

1196

Recommended Citation

Al-Samawi, Abdullah S.; Aulaqi, Saleh M.; and Al-Thobhani, Abdullah K. (2009) "Childhood lymphomas in Yemen. Clinicopathological study," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 30: Iss. 9, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.4828