Open AccessBurkitt's lymphoma of the head and neck region in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
Author(s) -
Y B Amusa,
I A Adediran,
VO Akinpelu,
O. Famurewa,
SO Olateju,
BO Adegbehingbe,
EO Komolafe,
AF Faponle,
Olasode Bj
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v24i2.28184
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , lymphoma , paranasal sinuses , cyclophosphamide , head and neck , prednisolone , nose , pediatrics , throat , medical record , presentation (obstetrics) , retrospective cohort study , chemotherapy , surgery , dermatology , physics , optics
Burkitt's lymphoma is endemic in Nigeria; it forms about 39% of all childhood cancers. In recent times more of these cases are being seen presenting first to the Ear Nose and Throat clinic.