表在性 淋巴節肥大의 組織學的 및 臨床的 考察 = Histological and Clinical Studies on the Superficial Lymphadenopathy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

To investigate the histological classification and clinical characterizations of the various types of superficial lymphadenopathy, histological and clinical studies on the 104 cases of requested for biopsy of the superficial lymphadenopathy to the JNUH laboratory were performed.
The results were as follows :
1. In 104 cases of the superficial lymphadenopathy(104cases), 55 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 lymphaddenopathy.
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 inguinal area in order.
6. Cases of single lymphadenopathy were 72 case(69.2%) and multiple cases were 32 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%).