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| 022 | _aeISSN: 1821-9241 | ||
| 022 | _aprint ISSN: 1821-6404 | ||
| 028 | _b Phone: +255 28 298 3384 | ||
| 028 | _b Fax: +255 28 298 3386 | ||
| 028 | _bEmail: vc@bugando.ac.tz | ||
| 028 | _bWebsite: www.bugando.ac.tz | ||
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| 041 | _aEnglish | ||
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_a Phillipo L Chalya _915821 |
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| 222 | _aDermatological malignancies, prevalence, histopathological pattern, anatomical distribution, treatment outcome, Tanzania | ||
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_aDermatological malignancies at a University Teaching Hospital in northwestern Tanzania _ba retrospective review of 154 cases |
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_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bTanzania Journal of Health Research & _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] _c2012/1/1 |
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| 490 | _vTanzania Journal of Health Research Volume 14 Issue 1 | ||
| 520 | _aAbstract Dermatological malignancies are among the most common form of cancers and the global incidence has been increasing at an alarming rate. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence, histopathological pattern, anatomical distribution and treatment outcome of dermatological malignancies at Bugando Medical Centre in North-western Tanzania. Data were collected from patients’ files kept in the Medical record department; the surgical wards, operating theatre and histopathology laboratory and analyzed using SPSS system. A total of 154(12.8%) patients with a histopathological diagnosis of dermatological malignancy were studied. Generally, males outnumbered females by a ratio of 1.4:1. The majority of patients were in the 5th and 6th decades of life. Malignant melanoma was the most common dermatological malignancy (67.5%) followed by Kaposi’s sarcoma (10.4%), Squamous cell carcinoma (8.4%) and Basal cell carcinoma(7.8%). The lower limbs were the most frequent site accounting for 55.8%. Wide local excision was the most common surgical procedure performed in 79.2% of cases. Post-operative wound infection was the most common complication in 58.3% of patients. Mortality rate was 3.8%. Dermatological malignancies are more prevalent in our setting. A high degree of suspecious is needed to avoid lebeling "malignancy" as "chronic ulcers". | ||
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_aJaphet M Gilyoma [RIP] _922889 |
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_a Emmanuel S Kanumba _922882 |
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_aBrian Mawala _922883 |
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_aNestory Masalu _922884 |
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_aKahima J Kahima _922885 |
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_aPeter Rambau _922633 |
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| 856 | _yhttps://doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v14i1.3 | ||
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