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Burkitt's tumor in the democratic republic of the Congo
Author(s) -
Olson Clitus W.,
Smith Jerome H.,
Testerman Neal,
Bastin JeanPierre,
Frazer Hugh
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196903)23:3<740::aid-cncr2820230330>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine , congo red , chemotherapy , dermatology , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption
Epidemiologically, Burkitt's tumor should be common in the Congo Basin; actually, it appears to be the most common childhood tumor in the Lower Congo. Fifteen cases were seen at the Institut Médical Evangélique, Kimpese from January 1965 through February 1967. Jaw tumors were the presenting symptom in 86% of the cases. In this series chemotherapy seemed to be less effective than reported by Burkitt, probably due to smaller dosage of the drugs. It seems to be significant that all the patients came from rural areas.