Abdul Majid, Mohammad Shoaib Khan, Ch Mohammad Fiaz.
Unusual presentation of falciparum malaria as generalized anxiety disorder at DHQTH Bannu.
Ann Pak Inst Med Sci Jan ;7(1):26-8.

Objective: To determine frequency of common malignancies in different age groups. Design: Descriptive Study. Setting: Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, District Headquarter Hospital, Rawalpindi, and NORI Hospital, Shifa International Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad. Duration: From January, 2005 to February, 2009. Patients and Methods: All the patients presenting with carcinoma breast, oesophagus, stomach, gall bladder, colon and rectum included in the study. Age of presentation noted . Patients were divided into different age groups;15yr to 30yr,31yr to 40yr,41yr to 50yr and above 50yr age group. Total number of patients suffering from different malignancies calculated, by simply adding the data obtained from various hospitals. Frequency of these malignancies in these age groups compared. Results: Among 2003 patients of carcinoma breast,32% each belonged to 41yr to50yr and above 50yr age groups, whereas above 50year age group is commonest age group for carcinoma oesophagus, stomach gall bladder and colon, accounting for 60%,51%,65% and 48% respectively. However in carcinoma rectum 26% cases were in 15yr to 30yr age group with 37% patients in above 50yr age group. Conclusion: All these malignancies are associated with old age ,however carcinoma rectum and carcinoma breast also showed a slightly high frequency in 15yr to30yr and 41yr to 50yr age groups respectively which is different from international data.

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