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. 2000 Aug;77(8):435-9.

Histopathology of malignant tumours of childhood in Tanzania

E M Mgaya  1 , J N Kitinya
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  • PMID: 12862069

Histopathology of malignant tumours of childhood in Tanzania

E M Mgaya et al. East Afr Med J. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency distribution of malignant tumours of childhood aged 0-14 years.

Design: A retrospective histopathological review of 541 cases of malignant tumours of childhood.

Setting: Cancer Registry, Department of Histopathology, Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Results: Malignant tumours of childhood accounted for 11.5% of all malignant tumours recorded in the cancer registry. Commonest malignant tumours were lymphomas (53%), of which 31.4% were Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), 14.9% Hodgkin's disease (HD), and 6.6% Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Others were retinoblastoma (12.9%), carcinoma (9%), nephroblastoma and soft tissue sarcoma each 6.7% and Kaposi's sarcoma (5.9%). Bone, germ cell and nervous system tumours were rare.

Conclusion: These findings may act as a basis for which further studies on malignant tumours of childhood in Tanzania could be carried out.

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