Is AJCC/UICC Staging Still Appropriate for Head and Neck Cancers in Developing Countries?

Autor: Johannes J. Fagan MBChB, MMed, FCS, Julie Wetter MBChB, MMed, FCRadOnc, Jeffrey Otiti MBCHB, MMed, Joyce Aswani MBChB, MMed, Anna Konney MD, FWACS, FGCPS, Evelyne Diom, Kenneth Baidoo MD, FWACS, FGCS, Paul Onakoya MBBS, Rajab Mugabo MMed, Patrick Noah MBBS, FCS, Victor Mashamba MD, MMed, Innocent Kundiona MBChB, MMed, Chege Macharia MBChB, FCS, Mohammed Garba Mainasara MBBS, PGDM, FWACS, Melesse Gebeyehu MD, Mesele Bogale MD, Khaled Twier MMed, FCS, Marco Faniriko MD, FCS, Getachew Beza Melesse MD, Mark G. Shrime MD, PhD, MPH

Publikováno v: OTO Open, Vol 4 (2020)

By 2030, 70% of cancers will occur in developing countries. Head and neck cancers are primarily a developing world disease. While anatomical location and the extent of cancers are central to defining prognosis and staging, the American Joint Committe

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In vitro and in vivo antileishmanial efficacy of a combination therapy of diminazene and artesunate against Leishmania donovani in BALB/c mice

Autor: Joshua Muli Mutiso, John Chege Macharia, Mustafa Barasa, Evans Taracha, Alain J. Bourdichon, Michael M. Gicheru

Publikováno v: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 53, Iss 3, Pp 129-132 (2011)

The in vitro and in vivo activity of diminazene (Dim), artesunate (Art) and combination of Dim and Art (Dim-Art) against Leishmania donovani was compared to reference drug; amphotericin B. IC50 of Dim-Art was found to be 2.28 ± 0.24 µg/mL while tho

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African Head and Neck Society Clinical Practice guidelines for thyroid nodules and cancer in developing countries and limited resource settings

Autor: Anna Konney, Gregory W. Randolph, Diom Es, Susan R. Cordes, Kenneth Baidoo, Mary Omutsani, Johannes J. Fagan, Melesse G. Biadgelign, Jeffrey Otiti, Garba M. Mohammed, Joyce Aswani, Lisa A. Orloff, Lydia Cairncross, Tobias Todsen, Mpessa E. Maurice, Innocent Kundiona, Rajab M. Mugabo, Justin Yu, Arnaud Itiere, P A Onakoya, Fatogoma I. Koné, Wayne M. Koch, Khaled Twier, Michael G. Moore, Mesele Bogale, Merry Sebelik, Adekunle Daniel, Chege Macharia, Patrick Noah, Mark Zafereo, Victor Mashamba

Publikováno v: Zafereo, M, Yu, J, Onakoya, P A, Aswani, J, Baidoo, K, Bogale, M, Cairncross, L, Cordes, S, Daniel, A, Diom, E, Maurice, M E, Mohammed, G M, Biadgelign, M G, Koné, F I, Itiere, A, Koch, W, Konney, A, Kundiona, I, Macharia, C, Mashamba, V, Moore, M G, Mugabo, R M, Noah, P, Omutsani, M, Orloff, L A, Otiti, J, Randolph, G W, Sebelik, M, Todsen, T, Twier, K & Fagan, J J 2020, ' African Head and Neck Society Clinical Practice guidelines for thyroid nodules and cancer in developing countries and limited resource settings ', Head and Neck, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1746-1756 . https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26094

Background: International thyroid nodule and cancer management guidelines generally fail to take into account potential limitations in diagnostic and treatment resources. Methods: Thyroid cancer specialists from the African Head and Neck Society and

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32144948

African head and neck fellowships: A model for a sustainable impact on head and neck cancer care in developing countries

Autor: Joyce Aswani, Johannes J. Fagan, Jeffrey Otiti, Diom Es, Mesele Bogale, Kenneth Baidoo, Chege Macharia, Melesse G. Biadgelign, Innocent Kundiona, Victor Mashamba, Mainasara Garba, Anna Konney, Patrick Noah, P A Onakoya, Wayne M. Koch, Rajab M. Mugabo

Publikováno v: Headneck. 41(6)

Background There is an extreme shortage of head and neck surgeons in Africa. Fourteen head and neck surgeons have completed fellowships in Cape Town and Cameroon. This study determines whether such Africa-based fellowships are a good model for develo

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30652381

Glomus tumor presenting as complex regional pain syndrome of the left upper limb: a case report

Autor: Peter M Nthumba, Chege Macharia

Publikováno v: Journal of Medical Case Reports

Background Glomus tumors of the hand are rare, benign but debilitating neoplasms arising from the neuromyoarterial glomus body. They may present a diagnostic dilemma, and take years with multiple consultations and investigations before an appropriate

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0793-3