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Challenges in Treating Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Developing Country: Children Hospital Lahore Experience
A Ahmad, N Asghar, M Taj, M Faizan, AS Ali · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2014 · Heft 03
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Purpose: The Children's Hospital Lahore is a tertiary government centre with 45 paediatric Oncology beds. It receives over 500 new cancer patients per year. The purpose of this study was to analyze treatment and outcome of children with biopsy proven Hodgkin Lymphoma and discuss various factors causing poor outcome as compared to developed countries. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of 121 patients enrolled between January 2011 – November 2013 was done. Data regarding age, stage, histopathology, treatment, outcome and impact of delayed presentation were analyzed. Patients were treated according to Eur…
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Treatment Outcome
Compliance
Awareness
Diagnosis
Biopsy
Beds
Sepsis
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