Muthuphei M N
Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Medunsa, South Africa.
Cent Afr J Med. 1998 Dec;44(12):311-2.
The main aim of the study was to review the pathology of lymph nodes removed from patients with primary cervical lymphadenopathy.
A retrospective study.
Department of Anatomical Pathology at Ga-Rankuwa/Medunsa Academic Complex.
568 patients who had cervical lymph node biopsy.
Prevalence of different diseases.
The diagnostic yield was more than 70%. The male to female ratio was 1.4:1. Granulomatous diseases constituted 24.3%, with 97.8% of these being caused by tuberculosis. Neoplastic diseases were seen in 46% of the cases. Lymphoproliferative disorders constituted 24% and metastatic tumours formed 21.3% of all the tumours.
The pattern of disease in cervical lymphadenopathy is similar to that of other Third World Countries.
本研究的主要目的是回顾从原发性颈部淋巴结病患者身上切除的淋巴结的病理学情况。
一项回顾性研究。
加兰夸/梅敦萨学术综合大楼解剖病理学系。
568例行颈部淋巴结活检的患者。
不同疾病的患病率。
诊断率超过70%。男女比例为1.4:1。肉芽肿性疾病占24.3%,其中97.8%由结核病引起。46%的病例发现有肿瘤性疾病。淋巴增生性疾病占所有肿瘤的24%,转移性肿瘤占21.3%。
颈部淋巴结病的疾病模式与其他第三世界国家相似。