Pattern of hematological malignancy in a tertiary level hospital in Kathmandu

Journal of Pathology of Nepal

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Amar Narayan Shrestha¹  Sunil Kumar Singh¹  Rajiv Kumar Deo¹  Rinku Joshi¹  Ayusha Poudel¹  Barun Babu Aryal¹  Anurag Adhikari¹ 

[1] Shree Birendra Hospital

关键词: Hematology;    Lymphoma;    Leukemia;    Malignancy;   

DOI  :  10.3126/jpn.v9i1.23355

来源: Alma Ata University Press

【 摘 要 】

Background: Hematological malignancies involve the blood elements, marrow, lymph and lymphatic elements and are among the common malignancies afflicting the human race. They tend to involve the extremes of the ages- the young and the elderly. Materials and Methods: A hospital register based retrospective study was conducted including the data of five years duration. The confirmation of diagnosis was done with blood smear examination, bone marrow examination and flow-cytometry. The epidemiological parameters were then calculated using Microsoft Excel and SPSS. Results: Among the total number of cases, 60.7% were males and 39.3% were females. Age group of 50 to 59 years was most commonly involved. Lymphoma (including Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s) was the most common hematological malignancy. Conclusions: Males are more afflicted by hematological malignancies and lymphoma was the commonest hematological malignancy.

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