Thomas O A, Abdelaal M A, Ayoub D A
Department of Pathology, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah.
East Afr Med J. 1996 Jun;73(6):343-5.
A review of twenty two cases of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) seen at the King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between January 1985 and June 1993 was done. The mean age of occurrence was 7.2 years with a male to female ratio of 2.7:1. The commonly seen NHLs were the high grade tumours (95%), mainly lymphoblastic and Burkitt's type lymphomas. Most cases (45.5%) presented with lymph node enlargement of the head and neck region. All cases of Burkitt's lymphoma presented as abdominal masses with either intestinal, ovarian or mesenteric involvement. Most of the lymphomas (61%) were of B-cell phenotype and 22% were of T-cell type.
对1985年1月至1993年6月间在沙特阿拉伯吉达的哈立德国民警卫队医院就诊的22例儿童非霍奇金淋巴瘤（NHL）病例进行了回顾性研究。发病的平均年龄为7.2岁，男女比例为2.7:1。常见的NHL为高级别肿瘤（95%），主要是淋巴母细胞型和伯基特型淋巴瘤。大多数病例（45.5%）表现为头颈部淋巴结肿大。所有伯基特淋巴瘤病例均表现为腹部肿块，伴有肠道、卵巢或肠系膜受累。大多数淋巴瘤（61%）为B细胞表型，22%为T细胞型。
