title: General features and epidemiology of lymphoma in Colombia. A multicentric study.
abstract: The relative frequency of the non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtypes varies around the world. The objective of this study was to describe the general features of patients with lymphoma in Colombia. A total of 819 patients with a new diagnosis of lymphoma were included. Nighty-nine (12 %) of them had Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and 720 (88 %) had NHL. Most cases had advanced stage disease at presentation (63.6 %). Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was the most frequent diagnosis; it was seen in 40 % of patients with NHL and in 35 % of patients in the whole series. Overall survival rates at 3 years were 77 % for HL and follicular lymphoma, 54 % for DLBCL, and 45 % for T cell lymphomas. In conclusion, the distribution of specific NHL subtypes is similar to what has been reported previously in other tropical countries.
authors: Hematology Department, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Calle 78 B No 69-240, Medellín, Colombia.
authors: Juan F
authors: JF
authors: Combariza
authors: Milton
authors: M
authors: Lombana
authors: Ana M
authors: AM
authors: Torres
authors: Ana M
authors: AM
authors: Castellanos
authors: Marcos
authors: M
authors: Arango
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D055815:Young Adult