Lymphomas in sub-Saharan Africa – what can we learn and how can we help in improving diagnosis, managing patients and fostering translational research?
| Autor: | Omar Sherman, Martine Raphael, Shahin Sayed, Ian Magrath, Emily A Rogena, Nina Hurwitz, Effiong E. Akang, Babatunde J. Olasode, Lorenzo Leoncini, Jessie Githanga, Muheez A. Durosinmi, Yetunde Aken'ova, Valeria Calbi, Hazem A. H. Ibrahim, Bessie Byakika, Emma Moshi, Leona W. Ayers, Vasileios Mourmouras, Stefano Lazzi, Kikkeri N. Naresh, Olayiwola A. Oluwasola, Melissa Adde, Patricia Rince |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Sub saharan Lymphoma International Cooperation Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Translational research medicine.disease_cause Article Translational Research Biomedical immune system diseases hemic and lymphatic diseases Epidemiology parasitic diseases medicine Humans Disease management (health) Africa South of the Sahara business.industry Disease Management Hematology medicine.disease Quality Improvement Cancer treatment Immunology business Fine-needle aspirate Delivery of Health Care |
| Popis: | Approximately 30 000 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) occur in the equatorial belt of Africa each year. Apart from the fact that Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is very common among children and adolescents in Africa and that an epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is currently ongoing in this part of the world, very little is known about lymphomas in Africa. This review provides information regarding the current infrastructure for diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa. The results on the diagnostic accuracy and on the distribution of different lymphoma subsets in sub-Saharan Africa were based on a review undertaken by a team of lymphoma experts on 159 fine needle aspirate samples and 467 histological samples during their visit to selected sub-Saharan African centres is presented. Among children ( |
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