Author(s)

Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali¹, Hisham Hussain Alharbi², Ziad Al-Onzi³, Alneil Hamza¹, Ezeldine Khalafalla¹, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed^2*

¹Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayyat, KSA.
²College of Medicine, University of Hail, Ha’il, KSA.
³Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Skaka, KSA.

Objective: The objective of this study was to appraise the epidemiology and patterns of malignant lymphoma in Northern Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A full reportage of data regarding malignant lymphoma was retrieved from the King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Northern Saudi Arabia, comprising records of malignant lymphoma from 2009 to 2016. Results: A review of 120 blood cancers records revealed 47/120 (39.2%) cases of lymphomas, 39 (83%) were Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), 6 (12.8%) were HL and 2 (4.2%) B-cell lymphomas. The overall crude incidence rate CIR) of lymphomas (from 2009 to 2016) was 6.7 per 100,000 persons of the Hail region population. The mean CIR per year was 0.84 per 100,000 persons. Conclusion: The prevalence of malignant lymphoma is relatively higher in northern Saudi Arabia with predominance of NHL amongst elder population.

Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Incidence, Saudi Arabia

Elasbali, A. , Alharbi, H. , Al-Onzi, Z. , Hamza, A. , Khalafalla, E. and Ahmed, H. (2018) Epidemiology and Patterns of Malignant Lymphoma in Northern Saudi Arabia. Open Journal of Blood Diseases, 8, 83-89. doi: 10.4236/ojbd.2018.84009.