title: Clinico-pathological profile of lymphomas in south India: a prospective rural referral hospital study of 103 cases.
abstract: A prospective clinical and histopathological study of 103 patients with lymphomas is reported. Of these, 72 (69.9%) had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and 31 (30.1%) had Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). The median age at presentation was 34 and 43 years for Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma respectively, which is lower than that seen in the West. Fever and superficial lymphadenopathy were the commonest presenting features and 'B' symptoms were present in over 60% of both groups. Seventy-five per cent of NHL and 64.5% of HL presented in stages III and IV of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramani
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vidyasagar
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kundaje
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011446:Prospective Studies