Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8790
ISSN: 2329-8790
Department of Hematology, Institute of Health Sciences, Sana’a, Yemen
Research
Acute Myeloid Leukemia among Patients at the National Oncology Center in Sana'a, Yemen: Prevalence, Subtypes and Hematological Features
Author(s): Mohammed Abdulkader Al-Nuzaili*, Khaled Saad Al-Khamesy and Osama Muzher Yahia
Background: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a malignant condition that affects the bone marrow's myeloid cell
lineage. Genetic abnormalities result in an accumulation of myeloblasts in the BM and peripheral blood. This study
aimed to identify the prevalence, subtypes, and hematological characteristics among AML patients at the National
Oncology Center (NOC) in Sana'a.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 747 patients with hematological malignancies were investigated. There had
been 275 females and 472 males, whose ages ranged from 1 to 75. During March 2020 and May 2022, the NOC in
Sana'a, Yemen, provided the registered data. The NOC received these patients from a variety of Sana'a hospitals and
clinics in addition to those from other governorates. These patients came to NOC to get an accurate diagnosis and
suitable tre.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-8790.22.10.511