TY - JOUR ID - TI - Evaluation of Patients with Lymphadenopathy in Hematology Unit in Baghdad Teaching Hospital AU - Khudhair A AL-Khalissi AU - Wisam Sabah Budeir AU - Azher S AL-Zubaidy PY - 2014 VL - 13 IS - 4 SP - 538 EP - 542 JO - Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal المجلة العراقية للاختصاصات الطبية SN - 83601608 98932708 AB - ABSTRACT:BACKGROUND: Lymphadenopathy is defined as abnormality in the size or character of lymph nodes, is caused by the invasion or propagation of either inflammatory cells or neoplastic cells into the nodes.OBJECTIVE: To determine the etiological and clinical characteristics of Lymphadenopathy in adults.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty patients with Lymphadenopathy attended Hematology department/Baghdad Teaching Hospital for the period between December 2011 and April 2012. Diagnostic procedures included clinical history and examination, complete blood count, lymph node, bone marrow studies and immunohistochemistry studies.RESULTS: Thirty six male and 24 female patients were included, with mean age of 36.2 ±16.3 years. Malignant causes were found in 55(92%), mainly lymphomas 40(66.7%), while benign causes constituted only 8 %( 5 patients). Size, consistency and systemic symptoms were important parameters in differentiation between both, and immunohistochemistry was important in reaching a diagnosis in one patient and in solving the discrepancy between lymph node and bone marrow results in other patient.CONCLUSION: Lymph node and bone marrow examination, in addition to immunohistochemistry were important investigation to reach a diagnosis in patients with Lymphadenopathy. High malignant etiology is attributed to being the study done in tertiary hospital.

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