Khan Nawaz Khan, Arshad Javaid, Hameed Ahmad.
Lymph node diseases: a histopathological analysis of 86 cases at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Peshawar.
Pak J Chest Med Jan ;11(2):9-12.

Objective: To know the frequency of lymph node Diseases. Materials and methods: The lymph nodes specimens received in the department of pathology, HMC in the year 2003(n=86) were analyzed histopathologically. Results: Out of a total eighty six lymph node biopsy specimens common lymph node lesions included chronic granulomatous lesions compatible with tuberculosis (37.2%) followed by reactive hyperplasia (26.7%), Hodgkin`s Disease (6.9%), Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, (3.5%), Acute lymphadenitis (9.3%) and metastatic carcinoma (9.3%). Conclusion:- This study shows that extrapulmonary tuberculous lymphadenitis is still the most commonly encountered lesion followed by non-specific reactive changes and malignancies.

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