Histopathology of lymphadenopathy in a tropical country.
A review of 1153 lymph node biopsies received at the Pathology Department of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan within a five year period was done. Analysis showed that 427 of the lymph nodes (37%) had normal or non-specific reactive changes, 27.7% showed granulomatous inflammation and 35.5% showed malignancy, lymphoid or metastatic tumours. Tuberculosis was the single most common granulomatous inflammatory condition constituting 94.5% of the granulomatous inflammatory lesions. Tuberculosis was also the commonest cause of lymph node enlargement in childhood (0-14 years) whilst malignant condition was the commonest above forty five years of age.
Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000473:pathology