The changing clinical pattern of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Western Africa: Experience from a tertiary center in Ghana

Offor, Ugonna T.; Akyea, Ralph K.; Neequaye, Janet E.; Renner, Lorna A.; Segbefia, Catherine I.

Abstract

Abstract Background Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is the most common childhood cancer in Ghana, where the endemic variant is the predominant subtype and historically presents as a highly chemo-sensitive jaw tumor. This study aimed to update the current epidemiological characteristics of childhood BL in our institution. Procedure Patient data for all children diagnosed with BL and seen at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital between January 2007 and December 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. Results BL was diagnosed in 173 children (

Citation

Offor, U. T., Akyea, R. K., Neequaye, J. E., Renner, L. A., & Segbefia, C. I. (2018). The changing clinical pattern of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Western Africa: Experience from a tertiary center in Ghana. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 65(10), Article e27275. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27275

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 15, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jun 6, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-10
• Deposit Date: Jan 10, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Journal: Pediatric Blood & Cancer
• Print ISSN: 1545-5009
• Electronic ISSN: 1545-5017
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 10
• Article Number: e27275
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27275
• Keywords: Burkitt lymphoma, Ghana, outcome, tumor pattern
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1080443
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pbc.27275
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Offor UT, Akyea RK, Neequaye JE, Renner LA, Segbefia CI. The changing clinical pattern of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Western Africa: Experience from a tertiary center in Ghana. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018;65:e27275, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27275. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.