Características clínicas del linfoma no Hodgkin en pacientes ingresados en un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is characterized as a group of related diseases, distinguished histologically by malignant modification of lymphoid cells. During the internship practices performed in a hospital area of Guayaquil we observed that there was a high number of patients with non-hodgkin’s lymphoma who attender for treatment, which motivated us to conduct this research in which we formulated the following Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in patients who were admitted to a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Methodology: Descriptive. Quantitative. Retrospective. Cross. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Observation form. Population: 50 patients. Results: It was observed that nonHodgkin’s lymphoma is more frequent in men 72%, in relation to age between 60 and 70 years with 33%, Ethnicity: mestizo with 86%. The subtype of nonhodgkin’s lymphoma was diffuse B-cell lymphoma (large), which was present in 60% of the study population. The treatment employed to the patients was 47% with chemotherapies. Conclusion: NHL was presented in men with the subtype of diffuse large B-cell type.