Epidemiology and Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma in Northern Saudi Arabia

• 作者: Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali Alneil Hamza Ezeldine Khalafalla Hisham Hussain Alharbi Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed Ziad Al-Onzi
• 来源期刊: 血液病期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: LYMPHOMA HODGKIN LYMPHOMA NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA Incidence SAUDI ARABIA
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（4）
• 页码范围: 83-89
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Objective: The objective of this study was to appraise the epidemiology and patterns of malignant lymphoma in Northern Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A full reportage of data regarding malignant lymphoma was retrieved from the King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Northern Saudi Arabia, comprising records of malignant lymphoma from 2009 to 2016. Results: A review of 120 blood cancers records revealed 47/120 (39.2%) cases of lymphomas, 39 (83%) were Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), 6 (12.8%) were HL and 2 (4.2%) B-cell lymphomas. The overall crude incidence rate CIR) of lymphomas (from 2009 to 2016) was 6.7 per 100,000 persons of the Hail region population. The mean CIR per year was 0.84 per 100,000 persons. Conclusion: The prevalence of malignant lymphoma is relatively higher in northern Saudi Arabia with predominance of NHL amongst elder population.