Muhammad Atique, Akbar Waheed, Sajid Mushtaq.
Pattern of malignant tumors: analysis of 1205 cases at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore.
Pak J Pathol Jan ;17(3):94-6.

Objective: To analyze pattern of malignant tumours at our setup and to compare with the already available data on the subject. Design: A retrospective study. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted at the department of Histopathology Combined Military Hospital Lahore from Jan 1998 to Dec 2002. Material and Methods: All the consecutive biopsies were included in the study. The clinical information was obtained from the case files. Tissue was processed in automatic tissue processor and stained with routine dyes. The results were compared with other studies from Pakistan and abroad. Result: The total number of biopsies dealt with during this period was 16120 and out of these malignancies were twelve hundred and five with male to female ratio of 1.08:1. Carcinoma of prostate was at the top in males followed by lymph node, urinary bladder, skin, soft tissue, liver, colon, kidney, bone and stomach. In female the top rank was of breast followed by uterus, Lymph node, Thyroid Skin, Ovary, cervix, urinary bladder, liver and soft tissue. Conclusion: There is high prevalence of breast carcinoma in female also seen in other national and international studies. Certain tumours like those of prostate, skin and lymph node malignancies may be more common in this region. Variation in rest of the tumours may be departmental /Institution biased. There is need for development of population based tumour registries.

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