Childhood cancer in Sudan: 1999–2007

Abuidris, Dafalla Omer; Ahmed, Mohamed E.; Elgaili, Elgaili M.; Arora, Ramandeep Singh

doi:10.1258/td.2008.070408

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“…In study from Sudan analyzed Sudan data obtained from a hospital registry for the period May1999 to June 2007, there were 322 children with cancer during this time period with a male: female ratio of 1.6:1. There were 111(35%) cases of lymphomas (Abuidris et al, 2008). Such findings were previously reported (Huang et al, 2011).…”

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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytopathology of Pediatric Lympha denopathy among Sudanese Children

Ahmed

Elmubasher²,

Salih³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Pediatric lymphadenopathy is a challenging medical situation for the child patient, the parents, and the physician. Although the bulk of masses will be benign the fear of malignancy is omnipresent. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify the common cytopathological patterns of lymphadenopathy among Sudanese children. Methods: One hundred pediatric patients presenting with peripheral lymphadenopathy were included in the study, their ages ranging from 2 to 14 years, with a mean age of 7 years. Demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations and FNA materials were prospectively obtained. Results: FNA was performed in 100 cases (100%). There were no technical complications. All cases confirmed adequacy of specimen. Overall, FNA demonstrated 90 (90%) benign lesions and 10 (10%) malignant diagnosis. The benign lesions were reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (n=64), followed by benign granulomatous disease (n=26). Of the 10 cases diagnosed with malignancy, 7 (7%) were cases of non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma and the remaining 3 (3%) were Hodgkin's lymphomas. Conclusion: Pediatric lymphadenopathy is common in Sudan. CLA is the common frequent site. Lymphoma represents a major challenge in this setting.

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confidence: 78%

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytopathology of Pediatric Lympha denopathy among Sudanese Children

Ahmed

Elmubasher²,

Salih³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…17 In Sudan, the main sources of data on childhood cancers are found in hospital-based case series. 12,13,18,19 Among all patients admitted to the NCI for treatment during the study period, children with cancers constituted 7.5%. This finding is similar to those of a previous study in Sudan, in which childhood cancers constituted approximately 7% of all cancer cases registered in the state of Khartoum from 2009 to 2010.…”

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“…In the absence of national cancer registries, hospital registries are the only source of information for assessing disease patterns. 12,13 Here, we provide baseline information about the epidemiology of childhood cancers in central Sudan by reviewing hospital records of patients who were treated at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the only cancer treating institution in central Sudan, from January 1999 to December 2015. Our findings may be generally representative of childhood cancers within the paediatric population of central Sudan.…”

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Epidemiological review of childhood cancers in central Sudan

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Background: Epidemiological studies of paediatric cancer incidence in Sudan are rare.Objectives: The aim of this study was to provide baseline information about the epidemiology of childhood cancers in patients treated at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Wad Medani, Sudan.Methods: We performed a retrospective health facility–based study of cancer incidence and patient characteristics of children who were treated at the NCI from January 1999 to December 2015. The changing patterns of cancers incidence during the study period were also recorded.Results: Of 15 387 new patients with cancer who were registered at the NCI during the study period, 1159 (7.5%) were children (younger than 15 years). The mean age of the paediatric patients was 7 years, with standard deviation of 5. Most of the patients (36%) were 10 to 15 years old, 33% were 0 to 4 years old and 31% were 5 to 10 years old. Among the study population, 60% were males and 40% were females. Approximately 76% of children lived in rural areas in Sudan. Leukaemias (29%) and lymphomas (26%) comprised 55% of all paediatric cancers. Central nervous system (CNS) tumours constituted 6% of all paediatric tumours, whereas non-CNS embryonal tumours (i.e. nephroblastoma, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma and retinoblastoma) accounted for 20%. The average number of cases per year increased from 42 in 1999–2005 to 75 in 2006–2010 and 106 in 2011–2015.Conclusion: The number of patients seeking treatment for childhood cancers has increased every year in central Sudan. Leukaemias and lymphomas constitute more than half of these cancers. A population-based cancer registry is needed to determine the true incidence of childhood cancers in Sudan.

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“…Building Sustainable Capacity for Disease Diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies of Cooperation in Diagnostic Pathology 257 good quality research, and training programs (Dessein et al 1999;Mohamed-Ali et al 1999;Abel et al 2000;Pascal et al 2000;Henri et al 2002;Chevillard et al 2003;Dessein et al 2004;Alsheikh et al 2006;Awadelkarim et al 2007;Abuidris et al 2008a;Abuidris et al 2008b;Abuidris et al 2008c;Awadelkarim et al 2008;Dessein et al 2009;Faggad et al 2009a;Faggad et al 2009b;Rahoud et al 2009;Tofanelli et al 2009;Awadelkarim et al 2010a;Awadelkarim et al 2010b;Elgaili et al 2010;Elwali et al 2010;Ali et al 2011;Awadelkarim et al 2011). Its Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Medical Physics and Engineering, Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Laboratories Departments make NCI-UG the only cancer institute outside the capital Khartoum (Figure 9).…”

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confidence: 99%