TITLE:
Epidemiology and Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma in Northern Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali, Hisham Hussain Alharbi, Ziad Al-Onzi, Alneil Hamza, Ezeldine Khalafalla, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed
KEYWORDS:
Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Incidence, Saudi Arabia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Blood Diseases,
Vol.8 No.4,
December
6,
2018
ABSTRACT: 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.