Journal of Isfahan Dental School

Frequency of Different Types of Head and Neck Lymphoma in Patients Referred to Radiotherapy Center at Seyed Alshohada Hospital

Document Type : مقاله‌های پژوهشی

Authors

1 Department of Oral and Dental Pathology, Dental Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Department of Oral and Dental Pathology, Dental Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

3 Department of oral and Radiation Oncology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

5 Dentist, Dental Students’ Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: According to the literature review, until now around the world scattered studies have discussed the frequency of types of lymphoma. Due to the lack of information on this subject in Iran, especially in Isfahan, the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of different types of head and neck lymphoma at Seyed-al-Shohada Hospital, during 2008-2018.
Materials and methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, in 2019, patients’ files with lymphoma, which prevailed in the Seyed-al-Shohada Hospital, were evaluated. Some information such as type of lymphoma, age, sex, location and stage of disease was extracted from the patients’ files. Finally, data was evaluated by T-test and chi-squared test at significant level of 0.05.
Results: The frequency of Hodgkin lymphoma (HD) was higher (65.5%) than non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) (34.5%). The average age that HD patients have been diagnosed was 30.5 years old, and NHL patients were 50.4 years old. The most common subtype among HD was Nodular Sclerosis (52.21%), and NHL was Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (16.8%). The male gender was superior in lymphoma (1.4 M/F ratio), p-value <0.001.
Conclusion: In general, HL and NHL appear in 30.5 and 50.4 years old, respectively, on average and appears more frequently in males. The most common diagnosed stage was stage two. The most commonly region involved was cervical lymph nodes plus other lymph nodes.
Keywords: Frequency; Lymphoma; Head and neck neoplasms

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Journal of Isfahan Dental School
Volume 20, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
February 2025