Sahel Medical Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2009  |  Volume : 12  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 55--57

Kaposi俟Q製 sarcoma in the northern part of Nigeria: Pre-aids era


EAO Afolayan, A Mohammed 
 Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
EAO Afolayan
Department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, Ladoke Akintola Uniersity of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo
Nigeria

Background: In the last two decades, the incidence of Kaposi俟Q製 sarcoma has increased due to acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic. This study was designed to highlight the characteristic features of Kaposi俟Q製 sarcoma in our centre before this epidemic. Method: In a retrospective study, all histologically diagnosed cases of Kaposi俟Q製 sarcoma at Pathology Department, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, before acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic (1971 - 1980) were retrieved from histopathology register and analysed. Results: A total of 37 cases of Kaposi俟Q製 sarcoma were diagnosed during the period of study, constituting 0.73% of the total number of histologically verified cancers from all sites during the same period. Male to female ratio was 5:1. Two cases occurred in children while the peak age of occurence was the third and fourth decades. Lower limb and the lymph node were the most frequently involved site by the disease. Conclusion: Kaposi俟Q製 sarcoma was relatively rare in the Northern region of Nigeria in the pre-acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic and could present clinically as lymphadenopathy.


How to cite this article:
Afolayan E, Mohammed A. Kaposi's sarcoma in the northern part of Nigeria: Pre-aids era.Sahel Med J 2009;12:55-57


How to cite this URL:
Afolayan E, Mohammed A. Kaposi's sarcoma in the northern part of Nigeria: Pre-aids era. Sahel Med J [serial online] 2009 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];12:55-57
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