Malignant Neoplasms Of The Ear, Nose And Throat In North Eastern Nigeria

Ahmad, BM; Pindiga, UH

doi:10.4314/hmrj.v2i1.33837

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“…Squamous cell carcinoma was the commonest type of head and neck tumours in keeping with other reports from Nigeria and other continents [6][7][8]10,[18][19][20][21] . Nasopharynx was also found to be the commonest site in a study from Saudi Arabia 16 , the highest incidence in the world occurred in Cartonese region of China 17 All the patients in this study received at least one form of treatment, the mode of treatment given was based on the stage and histopathology.…”

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Pattern of head and neck cancer in a tertiary institution in Lagos, Nigeria.

Sowunmi

Ketiku

Olaniyi

et al. 2015

JCO

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Cancer of the head and neck cancer in Nigeria with a population of over 167 million is a major health problem because of its high incidence and the limited infrastructure necessary for treatment. This study aims to examine the presentation and management of this disease in Nigeria. This is a retrospective study among head and neck cancer patients with histology of Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. A total of 162 cases were analysed, which revealed about 23 cases annually, prevalence rate of 6.74% and a mean age of 49.50±19.73years. The peak age range was 4 th-5 th decade (40.2%). There were 102(63%) male and 60(37%) female with a M:F of 1.7:1. The commonest histological type was squamous cell carcinoma (75.2%). The commonest site was the nasopharynx 22(13.6%). Only 67 cases had stage of disease recorded, 54(80.6%) were stages III & IV. Survival outcome revealed that 23(14.2%) died, 16(9.9%) were still on followup and 123(75.9%) were lost to follow-up. Conclusion: Increased populace awareness programs emphasizing the preventable factors associated with this cancer and change in life style will decrease morbidity and mortality associated with late stage presentation.

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Pattern of head and neck cancer in a tertiary institution in Lagos, Nigeria.

Sowunmi

Ketiku

Olaniyi

et al. 2015

JCO

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“…The nose and paranasal sinuses were the second most common reported sites [7,10,12,14] while larynx, was the third commonly affected site [8,10,14,17]. In contrast, Amusa et al [9] and Otoh et al [7] reported differently that malignancy of the oral cavity was the commonest in Ile-Ife (South-west) and Maiduguri (North central) Nigeria.…”

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Current evidence on the burden of head and neck cancers in Nigeria

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Background: Head and neck cancers (HNC) constitute 5-8% of total body cancers in Europe and America. It is difficult to appreciate the problem of cancers in Nigeria because most studies available are hospital-based studies. The aim of this study is to highlight current evidence on the burden of head and neck cancers in Nigeria based on literature review and to discuss potential health care actions to improve management.

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“…In Nigeria, there is poor utilization of cervical screening used in the prevention of cervical cancer, in great part due to the paucity of well-organized, high-quality screening programs. 60 Furthermore, most young Nigerian women have little knowledge or awareness of cervical cancer. Many of these women are ignorant of the risks of early sexual exposure.…”

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Challenges of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Associated Diseases in Low-Resource Countries

Nweke¹,

Okolo²,

Daous³

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Archives of Pathology &Amp; Laboratory Medicine

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- Sub-Saharan Africa has high HPV infection prevalence rates, with predominance of high-risk subtypes 16, 18, and 45. The difficulty of access to health care has led to higher morbidity and mortality related to HPV-related cancers. Improvement in screening programs will help in monitoring the spread of HPV infections. Survival studies can be more informative if reliable cancer registries are improved. HPV vaccination is not yet widely available and this may be the key to curtailing the spread of HPV infections in resource-poor countries.

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Malignant Neoplasms Of The Ear, Nose And Throat In North Eastern Nigeria

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Pattern of head and neck cancer in a tertiary institution in Lagos, Nigeria.

Pattern of head and neck cancer in a tertiary institution in Lagos, Nigeria.

Current evidence on the burden of head and neck cancers in Nigeria

Challenges of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Associated Diseases in Low-Resource Countries

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