Background: Incidence of pancreatic cancer is relatively low compared to other types of cancer but had the lowest survival rate of all cancers. Objective: To describe clinical-epidemiological features of pancreatic cancer patients recorded in our region and assessed its different...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/31933
Lymphoblastic lymphomas (LBL) are malignant proliferations of the lymphoid precursors of T cells mainly. LBL accounts for approximately 2% of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in the developed countries. Until the 1970s, diffuse lymphoblastic lymphoma was considered incurable. With int...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/39914
Traoré Fousseyni, Togo Boubacar, Diakité Abdoul Aziz, Maiga Belco, Diall Hawa, Issa Amadou, Diabaté Konimba, Sacko Karamoko, Dicko- Traoré Fatoumata & Sylla Mariam·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2018
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare malignancy during childhood. Equally rare are publications of the disease in African children. We reported two cases which successfully treated by chemotherapy in the pediatric oncology unit at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako, Mali. The...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/39915
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a very rare and aggressive form of B-cell non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It originates but is restricted to the central nervous system (CNS) at the time of diagnosis. Patients typically present with focal neurologic deficits, cranial n...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/39853
Aims: Inhibition of ultraviolet-A and -B (UVA+B) skin tumour formation by topical treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was investigated in SKH-1 hairless mice. Methodology: A UV skin tumour study was designed. Group of mice were irradiated with daily dose...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/39590
Satadru Biswas, Bidisha Bandyopadhyay, Hambir Chowdhury, Kuntal Ray, Debanti Banerjee, Ritam Joarder, Souvik Paul, Debapriya Mondal, Sukanta Chakraborty & Chhaya Roy·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2018
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour (IMT) is a rare entity which constitutes 0.04–1.2% of all lung tumours. Though IMT was first described as an ‘Interesting Benign Lung Tumour’, recurrence, the discovery of cytogenetic aberrations, a clonal population of cells and oncogenic prot...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/39255
Dietary habits and food consumption patterns in Libya have changed markedly during the past three decades and the Libyan cancer patients are not exception. There has been great move from traditional dishes and foods to more westernized food style, which is characterized by high s...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/38880
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...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/39085
Jean Paul Ndamba Engbang, Amadou Fewou, Alan Hasigov, Ornel Daniel Njel, Bruno Djimeli Djougmo, Roger Gilbert Ateba, Simo Godefroy, André Moune, Dieudonné Adiogo & Jean Louis Oyono Essame·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2018
Objective: To determine the epidemiological and histological profile of colon cancer in Cameroon. Materials and Methods: It was a retrospective descriptive and analytical study on cancers of the colon, histologically proven for 13 years (2004-2016), listed in the registers labora...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/38860
Introduction: Most of the patients with head and neck cancer present with advanced-stage disease. Randomized studies point to improved therapeutic ratios with altered fractionation schedules with no increase in late toxicity. There is a paucity of data regarding results of altere...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2018/39016
Ganglioneuroma is a rare peripheral neuroblastic tumor originating from the neural crest. It is a benign tumor involving posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum. We present a case of 12-year-old boy who was diagnosed with ganglioneuroma involving deep facial structures - infra...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2017/38725
Jean Paul Ndamba Engbang, Adrien Paul Atangna, Servais Eloumou, Alan Hasigov, Charles Battoka Ekom, Bruno Djimeli Djougmo, Roger Gilbert Ateba, Godefroy Simo, André Moune, Zacharie Sando, Dominique Noah Noah & Dieudonné Adiogo·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2018
Objective: To describe the epidemiological and histopathological aspects of stomach cancer in Cameroon. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study of histologically confirmed stomach cancers recruited from histopathology laboratories in Cameroon spread ove...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2017/38729
Aims: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the worldwide and also ranks as the fifth-leading malignancy and death in Iraq. This study aimed to provide a present outlook of colorectal diseases among patients with special emphasis on histopatholog...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2017/36617
Background: Uterine fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumours that develop in the uterus [1,2]. They have been and still are a major reproductive threat to women of child-bearing age especially to those of the African race [3,4]. Ginger has been reported to have anti-tumor, ant...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2017/35217
Backgroud: In 1983, Steeper and Rosai first described Aggressive Angiomyxoma. It is a mesenchymal neoplasm of the soft tissue that grows slowly in the pelvis and perineum and infiltrates locally. We present a case of an unusual presentation of Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the cervix...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2017/34621