Burkitt's Lymphoma in Ilesha, Western Nigeria

The clinical picture and local epidemiology in 65 cases of Burkitt's lymphoma seen in Ilesha, Western Nigeria, over a 16-year period is presented. Incidence figures have been calculated and comparison made with other Nigerian and East African reports. Ilesha is the centre of a high tumour densi...

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Autor principal: Mulligan, T. O.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 1971
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2008550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5581302
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Sumario:The clinical picture and local epidemiology in 65 cases of Burkitt's lymphoma seen in Ilesha, Western Nigeria, over a 16-year period is presented. Incidence figures have been calculated and comparison made with other Nigerian and East African reports. Ilesha is the centre of a high tumour density area. A changing pattern of presentation over the years has evolved. Its possible relationship to the treatment of malaria and immunization facilities is suggested and discussed.

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