Anunobi C C, Banjo A A F, Abdulkareem F B, Daramola A O, Abudu E K
Department of Morbid Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B. 12003, Lagos, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2008 Dec;15(4):243-6.
This is a 14-year retrospective histopathologic study of 720 lymph node biopsies. The aim is to document the causes of lymphadenopathy, the age and sex distribution in Lagos.
The materials consisted of slides and paraffin embedded blocks of all lymph node biopsy specimens received from within and outside Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos.
A total of 720 biopsies from 276 males and 444 females were analysed. Chronic non specific lymphadenitis 245 (34%), tuberculosis 125 (17.4%), metastatic lymph node lesions 242 (33.6%), and lymphomas 102(14.2%) were the common causes of lymph node enlargement. The commonest lymph node group affected was the cervical 283 (39.3%).
Malignancy (47.8%) is the most common cause of superficial lymphadenopathy in Lagos metropolis. The age, sex and site prevalence agree with reports from other parts of Nigeria and Africa with minimal variations.
这是一项对720例淋巴结活检进行的为期14年的回顾性组织病理学研究。目的是记录拉各斯淋巴结病的病因、年龄和性别分布情况。
材料包括从拉各斯大学教学医院内外接收的所有淋巴结活检标本的玻片和石蜡包埋块。
共分析了来自276名男性和444名女性的720例活检。慢性非特异性淋巴结炎245例（34%）、结核病125例（17.4%）、转移性淋巴结病变242例（33.6%）和淋巴瘤102例（14.2%）是淋巴结肿大的常见原因。受影响最常见的淋巴结组是颈部，共283例（39.3%）。
恶性肿瘤（47.8%）是拉各斯大都市浅表淋巴结病最常见的病因。年龄、性别和部位患病率与尼日利亚和非洲其他地区的报告一致，差异极小。
