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Pediatric Hodgkin's disease in Egypt
Author(s) -
GadElMawla Nazli,
ElDeeb B. B.,
AbuGabal A.,
AbdelHadi S.,
Hamza M. R.,
Kh. Zikri Z.,
Elsrafi M.,
ElKhoudary A.,
Elsaifi M.,
AboulEinein M.,
ElBolkainy M. N.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19830915)52:6<1129::aid-cncr2820520635>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , cancer , pediatrics , surgery , pathology
A consecutive group of 242 children with Hodgkin's disease attending the National Cancer Institute, Cairo during the years 1975–1980 were studied. Males predominated representing 76.85% of cases. Age distribution was similar to other African countries with an earlier presentation than the US. The most common histopathologic types was the mixed cellularity 60.74% of patients. Late Stages III and IV represented 63.22%, with a high tumor burden. Celiotomy in 154 cases detected more tissue involvement than clinical assessment. Its results coincided with lymphography in 68% of the cases. It showed 7 cases with schistosomal hepatic fibrosis. As schistosomal infestation is still prevalent in rural areas of Egypt, celiotomy seems mandatory in the cases studied to accomplish proper staging.