Table 3 Histological subtype, age range, male to female ratio, frequency, and anatomical location of the lymphoma subtypes diagnosed at the UTH in Lusaka from the year 2014 to 2016 (N = 240)
Histological type | Age range (years) | M:F ratio | Frequency | Anatomical location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | (N0) | (%) | (Nodal/extranodal) |
Classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma |  |  |  |  |  |
 Mixed cellularity | 6-64 | 2.7:1 | 11 | 4.6 | 10/1 |
 Lymphocyte rich | 9-51 | 1.5:1 | 11 | 4.6 | 11/0 |
 Nodular sclerosing | 12-32 | 4:1 | 10 | 4.2 | 10/0 |
 Lymphocyte depleted | 40 |  | 1 | 0.4 | 1/0 |
 Not subtyped | 6-60 | 0.2:1 | 7 | 2.9 | 5/2 |
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma |  |  |  |  |  |
 Burkitt’s lymphoma | 1-65 | 1.6:1 | 42 | 17.5 | 24/18 |
 Diffuse large B cell lymphoma | 9-79 | 0.68:1 | 42 | 17.5 | 24/18 |
 Anaplastic large cell lymphoma | 12-71 | 1.4:1 | 17 | 7.1 | 12/5 |
 Lymphoblastic lymphoma | 6-16 | 2.5:1 | 7 | 2.9 | 4/3 |
 Small lymphocytic lymphoma | 19-65 | 2:1 | 6 | 2.5 | 5/1 |
 Marginal zone B cell lymphoma | 41-56 | 1:1 | 4 | 1.4 | 1/3 |
 Not subtyped | 3-78 | 0.9:1 | 73 | 30.4 | 44/29 |
Others* | 4-84 | 1:1 | 10 | 4.2 | 3/7 |
Total | Â | Â | 240 | 84.8 | 153/87 |