Assessment of gastrointestinal lymphoma by abdominal computed tomography

To clear up the role of abdominal computed tomography [CT] as a non invasive technique in evaluation of the extent of intra abdominal disease in lymphoma patients and to determine its role in staging of gastrointestinal lymphoma. Eighty patients, already having lymphoma were selected in our study and referred from oncology, surgery and internal medicine department to radiology department from the period of June 1999 to June 2001. All patients underwent full clinical examination, laboratory investigation, routine chest X-ray, abdominal sonography and abdominal computed tomographic examination. Twenty patients [25 percent] were HD and the other sixty patients [75 percent] were NHL. Fourty eight were males [60 percent] and thirty-two were females [40 percent]. The patients age ranged from 5 years to 60 years in HD group and between 2 years to 60 years in NHL. From our study we found that CT is well tolerated, non invasive technique to detect the hidden lymph nodes, that are not routinely visualized by other modalities for example, retrocrural lymph nodes [40 percent in HD and 20 percent in NHD L] mesenteric L.Ns, splenic, renal and hepatic hilum lymph nodes as well as infiltration of the intestinal wall and adjacent structures. From our study we clarified that abdominal CT is a simple non invasive investigation, should be used routinely for staging, planning of therapy and follow up of lymphoma patients

Three years cancer statistics in Assiut University Hospitals, Upper Egypt

This study aimed to rank the common cancers served by Assiut University Hospital and study some demographic characteristics of cancer patients. The data were abstracted from 4067 records of cancer patients for three years [1993- 1995] from the Oncology Department and Administration and Registration Office of Assiut University Hospital. ICD10 was utilized to classify the various types of cancer. Many patients came from Assiut [30.1%] and Sohag [23.4%]; male: female ratio was 1.14: 1 and the mean age of all cancer patients was 45.5 +/- 20.3. The peaks occurred at 55 years old for men and 10 years earlier for women for Assiut patients. The cancer risk was unity at age of 32 years and the peaks of risk occurred at 55 years old for men and 10 years later for women. The common cancers were breast [14.9%], lymphoma [13.6%], followed by bladder [10.8%], lung [5.5%] colon and rectum [4.2%] and liver and bile ducts [3.4%]. In males, bladder cancer [17%], lymphoma [16.8%] and lung [8.2%] were the most common cancers; while breast cancer [29.5%] and lymphoma [10%] were the most common cancers in females