Adult Haematooncology Cases: A Six Year Review At Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Heamato-oncology is a malignant neoplasia of the blood and blood forming organs, such as the bone marrow, blood cells, and lymphoid tissues. The overall goal of the study was to determine the frequency distribution of Hematooncological cases seen at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital IkejaMATERIALS & METHODS: This was a retrospective review of Hemato-oncological cases seen at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja over a period of six years from 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2006, who presented at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja. All case notes of patients seen at the clinic and those admitted through the medical emergency were retrieved and relevant data were extracted to a standard. form.RESULTS: A total of eighty-one case notes were seen consisting of 23{28%} each. of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.. Twelve cases {14.6%} of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, ten cases {12.2%} of Multiple Myeloma, seven {8.5%} of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, five {6.1%} of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and one {1.2%} of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.CONCLUSION: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia was noted to be commoner than Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in adult contrary to Literature findings, Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia and Multiple Myeloma were diagnosed mainly in the elderly in keeping with other previous studies and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is also commoner than Hodgkin’s lymphoma in this environment.