Malignant lymphoma in western province of Saudi Arabia.
A review of all malignant lymphomas seen at the King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between January 1985 and June 1993 was done. There were 106 cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a male: female ratio of 2.1:1. Low grade, intermediate grade and high grade lymphomas constituted 17.9%, 36.8% and 28.7% respectively. A comparatively lower frequency of follicular lymphomas (5.6%) was noted, compared to the Western literature. Of the few cases immunophenotyped, T-cell and B-cell tumours make up 29% and 71%, respectively.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007223:Infant; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate