Dominic Akpan

Cytological Analysis of Cervical Papanicolaou Smears in a Tertiary Hospital in Calabar, Nigeria

Godstime I. Irabor, Dominic Akpan, Ejemen G. Aigbe, Gift E. Irabor, Omoruyi A. Kenneth, Ayodele J. Omotoso, Edoise Isiwele & Iyere Irabor · International Research Journal of Oncology · 2018

Background: Cancer of the cervix is caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV) which infects the uterine cervical epithelium. The Papanicolaou smear is a type of exfoliative cytology. Exfoliative cytology is the study of cells desquamated or shed from the body surfaces (...

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Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Cervical Cancer Specimens in Calabar, Nigeria

Godstime I. Irabor, Dominic Akpan, Kenneth A. Omoruyi, Martin A. Nnoli, Edoise M. Isiwele, Uche Amaechi & Olukayode Oshatuyi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Aim: To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) deoxyribonucleic acid in cervical cancer specimens in Calabar, Nigeria. Study Design: This is a retrospective prevalence, a cross-sectional study on archival cervical cancer specimens. Place and Duration of Study: Thi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38971

Specific Human Papillomavirus Genotypes Isolated from Cervical Cancer Specimens in Calabar, Nigeria

Godstime I. Irabor, Dominic Akpan, Ejemen Aigbe, Kenneth A. Omoruyi, Uche Amaechi, Ayodele J. Omotoso & Martin A. Nnoli · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2018

Aim: To determine specific human papillomavirus genotypes isolated from cervical cancer specimens in Calabar, Nigeria. Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study of archival paraffin-embedded tissue block of invasive cervical cancer specimen. Study Place and Period: This study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2018/39085