Pattern of lymphadenopathies in a tertiary care hospital in Jammu, India

Deepti Gupta; Bharti Devi Thaker; Jyotsna Suri

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Pattern of lymphadenopathies in a tertiary care hospital in Jammu, India

Deepti Gupta, Bharti Devi Thaker, Jyotsna Suri

Abstract :

Background:

Palpable lymph nodes are commonly encountered in clinical practice. It is a manifestation of both benign and malignant diseases. Histopathology of lymph nodes is the �gold standard� for accurate evaluation of both non neoplastic & neoplastic lesions of the lymph node.

Material & Methods:

This is a retrosceptive observational study, which was done in the Post Graduate Department of Patholgy, GMC Jammu, over a period of three years, from 1^st January 2014 to 31^st December 2016. A total of 94 cases of lymph node biopsies were retrived from the archives of Histopathogy section of Department of Pathology, GMC Jammu. The slides of lymph node biopsies were studied and classified into various neoplastic and non neoplastic lesions of lymph nodes.

Results: Out of the total 94 cases, 34 cases( 36.2%)were tubercular lymphadenitis, 20(21.3%) were metastatic tumours followed by 16 cases(17.1%) of Non Hodgkin Lymphoma(NHL), 12 cases(12.7%) each of Hodgkinn lymphoma( HL )& chronic non specific lympadenitis. Cervical lymph node was the most frequently biopsied lymph node(40.4%). Males were more frequently involved with the male to female ratio being 1.1:1. The age range was 1-82 years with the mean age of 35years. Maximum number of cases were in the 3^rd and 5^th decade.

Conclusion: Tuberculosis was the most common cause of lymphadenopathy in a developing country like ours.