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PROPORTION OF HODGKINS LYMPHOMA DISEASE IN PATIENTS PRENTING WITH CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY

Dr Ata Ullah, Dr Maria Batool, Dr Abdullah Sajed

Objective: The aim of this research work is to find out the amount of the disease of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the patients suffering from CL (Cervical Lymphadenopathy). Methodology: This research work was a prospective study carried out at Social Security Teaching Hospital Lahore from April 2016 to March 2018. The collection of the information carried out from all the patients appeared with CL in the duration of this research work. We performed medical examination, histopathological assessment & other related investigations for all the patients present with CL (Cervical Lymphadenopathy). We also collected the detailed past history of the patients. Results: Out of total 400 patients appearing with CL, 38 patients among them were available with the Hodgkin’s lymphoma. There was dominancy of the male gender consisting up to eighty percent of the total amount. Approximately 48.0% patients were available with mixed cellularity while about 35.48% patients were present with the nodular sclerosis. Majority of the patients of this research work were in the Stage-2 & Stage-3 of this disease. Overall 5-year rate of survival was approximately 70%. Conclusion: The quantity of the Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the patients with CL is comparatively less in the population of our country in comparison with the other populations of various countries of west. Key Words: Proportion, Prospective, Examination, CL, Histopathology, Assessment, Suffering, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Sclerosis.

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