MALIGNANT-LYMPHOMA IN WESTERN-PROVINCE OF SAUDI-ARABIA

A review of all malignant lymphomas seen at the King Khalid National G uard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between January 1985 and June 1993 was done. There were 106 cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a male: female ratio of 2.1:1. Low grade, intermediate grade and high grade l ymphomas constituted 17.9%, 36.8% and 28.7% respectively, A comparativ ely lower frequency of follicular lymphomas (5.6%) was noted, compared to the Western literature, Of the few cases ill immunophenotyped, T-c ell and B-cell tumours make up 29% and 71%, respectively.