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Alzahrani M, Al-Mansour MM, Apostolidis J, Barefah A, Dada R, Alhejazi A, Alayed Y, Motabi I, Radwi M, Al-Hashmi H. Saudi Lymphoma Group's Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis, Management and Follow-up of Patients with Various Types of Lymphoma during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. SAUDI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & MEDICAL SCIENCES 2020; 8:227-238. [PMID: 32952517 PMCID: PMC7485653 DOI: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_457_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The Saudi Lymphoma Group had previously published recommendations on the management of the major subtypes of lymphoma. However, the effect the currently ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has on the management of patients with lymphoma has been paramount. Therefore, the Saudi Lymphoma Group has decided to provide clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients with various types of lymphoma during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Musa Alzahrani
- Department of Medicine and Oncology Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Princess Noorah Oncology Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs-Western Region, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
| | - John Apostolidis
- Department of Adult Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Oncology Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ahmed Barefah
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Reyad Dada
- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ayman Alhejazi
- Department of Oncology, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Yasir Alayed
- Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ibraheem Motabi
- Department of Adult Hematology and BMT, Comprehensive Cancer Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Hani Al-Hashmi
- Department of Adult Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Oncology Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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