Lymph node diseases: a histopathological analysis of 86 cases at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Peshawar

To know the frequency of lymph node diseases. The lymph nodes specimens received in the department of pathology, HMC in the year 2003 [n=86] were analyzed histopathologically. Out of a total eighty six lymph node biopsy specimens .common lymph node lesions included chronic granulomatous lesions compatible with tuberculosis [37.2%] followed by reactive hyperplasia [26.7%], Hodgkin's Disease [6.9%], Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, [3.5%], Acute lymphadenitis [9.3%] and metastatic carcinoma [9.3%]. This study shows that extrapulmonary tuberculous lymphadenitis is still the most commonly encountered lesion followed by non-specific reactive changes and malignancies