Background And Objective: The present study was undertaken to assess the pattern of skin malignancies in Qassim region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: Data of histopathological confirmed cases of skin malignancies were collected from all the referral hospitals of Qassim region during a period from January 2000 to July 2009.
Results: Out of 94 cases majority (90.
Objective: To determine the frequency of various types of malignant lymphoma (ML) in the Al-Qassim region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) according to recently introduced the WHO classification.
Methods: For this retrospective analysis, material was available in 385 out of 519 cases diagnosed as ML from 1988-2007. Morphological assessment was followed by immunohistochemistry using a panel of antibodies.
Indian J Gastroenterol
March 2007
Objective: To assess whether corpus gastritis due to Helicobacter pylori protects against erosive esophagitis in an area with high prevalence of H. pylori infection.
Methods: Biopsies obtained from gastric corpus and antrum in 151 patients with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease were studied for presence of H.
Background: Crohn's disease is being increasingly reported from Saudi Arabia and information about its pattern is still accumulating.
Aim Of The Study: To describe and classify the disease and assess the response to therapy in patients referred to a tertiary care centre in Gassim region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Patients And Methods: Fifteen Saudi patients found to have Crohn's disease over an eight-year period were studied.
Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is being reported more frequently among the Arabs. Information on the clinical severity, endoscopic and histological grading is scanty.
Aim: To assess the severity of the disease and its response to therapy in patients referred to a tertiary care referral centre in Gassim region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).