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ADULT HEAD AND NECK LYMPHOMAS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 70 CASES
Author(s) -
Dubey S. P.,
Sengupta S. K.,
Kaleh L. K.,
Morewaya J. T.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01694.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , head and neck , new guinea , malignant lymphoma , retrospective cohort study , surgery , pathology , ethnology , history
Background : During a 10‐year period (1986–95), 70 adult Papua New Guineans with head and neck lymphomas were seen in the 18 years‐and‐above age group. Methods : The clinical information was obtained from the medical records section of the Port Moresby General Hospital. Relevant treatment modalities and the follow‐up data were acquired from the National Cancer Centre, Angau Memorial Hospital, Lae. Results : Of a total of 227 adult lymphomas recorded in a 10‐year period, 70 cases were seen in the head and neck region. Non‐Hodgkin’s lymphoma constituted 56 cases, which included seven cases of adult Burkitt’s‐like lymphoma. Fourteen cases of Hodgkin’s lymphoma were recorded. Conclusions : In Papua New Guinea, malignant lymphomas primarily affecting the head and neck region were seen in 30.8% of all lymphomas. This constitues 2.8% of all malignancies in this region. These lymphomas appear to be more aggressive at this site. Proper tissue diagnosis and combination chemoradiotherapy are the key factors in its management.