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KMID : 0376419840080020339
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Chonbuk University Medical Journal
1984 Volume.8 No. 2 p.339 ~ p.344
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Histological and Clinical Studies on the Superficial Lymphadenopathy
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Abstract
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To investigate the histological classification and clinical characterizations of the various types of superficial lymphrdenopathy, histolcgical and clinica1 strdics on the 104 cases of requested for biopsy of the superficial lymphrdercpatby to the JNGH laboratory were performed.
The results were as follows:
1. In 104 cases of the superficial lymphadenopathv(104 cases), F5 cases were male and 49 cases were female. (M : F=1.12:1)
2. Superficial lymphadenopathy were classified as tuberculous lymphadenitis, 43 cases, malignant tumor, 32 cases(29.8%), and 1 case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy.
3. Tuberculous and nonspecific lymphadenitis were developed before 30 year old and malignant tumors were after 40 year old, mostly.
4. Major clinical symptoms were superficial lymphadenopathy, weight loss, anorexia, coughing, fever, chillness and abdominal discomfort, etc. And at the palpation, present of the tenderness were only 12 cases (11.5%).
5. The involved sites of the superficial lymphadenopathy were mostly cervical area and next, supraclavicular, axillary and inguiral area in order.
6. Cases of single lymphadenopathy were 72 case(69. 2%) and multiple cases were J2 cases (30.8%). And hard lymphadenopathy were 16 cases(15.4%) and large percentages of the lymphadenopathy were soft (84.6%).
7. Duration of symptoms of the lymphadenopathy were less than 6 months, mostly, and cases of more than 6 months were 22 cases(21.2%).
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