Pattern of haematological malignancies in Ilorin, Nigeria: a ten year review

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dc.contributor.authorBabatunde, A.
dc.contributor.authorAmiwero, C.
dc.contributor.authorOlatunji, P
dc.contributor.authorDurotoye, I.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-27T10:40:50Z
dc.date.available2021-10-27T10:40:50Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractA 10 year retrospective survey of haematological malignancies in Ilorin, Nigeria, was carried out based on data from the Records Department and the Cancer Registry of the Morbid Anatomy Department of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.The aim was to determine the current pattern of haematological malignancies in the study area and compare with previous reports from other parts of Nigeria and worldwide.A total of 370 cases of haematological malignancies which were diagnosed within the study period (January 1996 to December 2005) by means of available haematological laboratory methods and histological examinations were analyzed. The distribution of the various haematological malignancies recorded were: ALL 18(4.9%), AML 18(4.9%), CLL 20(5.4%), CML 42(11.4%), Hairy cell leukaemia 2(0.5%), NHL 104(28.1%), Hodgkin’s disease 42(11.4%), Burkitt’s lymphoma 102(27.5%), Multiple myeloma 20 (5.4%) and Plasma cell leukaemia 2(0.5%)The lymphomas were found to constitute the highest prevalence (67.0%), with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma being the commonest, accounting for about 42% of the lymphoma cases. Hairy cell leukaemia and plasma cell leukaemia were the least seen, each constituting 0.5% of the cases.The distribution of the various haematological malignancies in this study is similar to the pattern reported in previous studies, although, there appears to be generally a lower prevalence of haematological malignancies recorded when compared to the earlier findings.Difficulties in management and poor outcome observed for the various haematological malignancies are attributable to late presentation, high patients default rate, poverty and shortage of chemotherapeutic agents.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBabatunde, A., Amiwero, C., Olatunji, P., Durotoye, I.(2008). Pattern of haematological malignancies in Ilorin, Nigeria: a ten year review. The Internet Journal of Hematology, 5(2): 1-7.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/6787
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternet Scientific Publicationsen_US
dc.subjectPatternen_US
dc.subjectHaematological malignanciesen_US
dc.subjectIlorinen_US
dc.subjectReviewen_US
dc.titlePattern of haematological malignancies in Ilorin, Nigeria: a ten year reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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