Browsing Department of Pathology by Author "Atwine, Raymond"
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Clinical and Histopathologic Predictors of Survival Among Children With Retinoblastoma From Two Tertiary Health Facilities in Uganda
Atwine, Raymond; Laffita, Damaris; Birungi, Abraham; Kiconco, Ritah; Waddell, Keith (Cureus, 2023)Background: Retinoblastoma (RB) is a malignant tumour that develops from the immature cells of the retina. It is the most frequent type of paediatric intraocular cancer and is curable. Clinical and histological findings ... -
CNS Cryptococcoma in an Immunocompetent Adult from a Low Resource Setting: An Illustrative Case Report
Kitya, David; Ssembatya, Joseph M; Taremwa, Blessing M; Lekuya, Herve M; Najjuma, Josephine; Atwine, Raymond; Niyonzima, Vallence; Anthony, Fuller T (Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2023)Purpose: Cryptococcal infection in the Central Nervous System (CNS) is frequently seen in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients and others with low immunity. CNS cryptococcoma in immunocompetent patients is rare. We ... -
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Case Report
Nuwagira, Edwin; Yekosani, Mitala; Abraham, Birungi; Atwine, Raymond; Caleb, Tuhumwire; Baluku, Joseph Baruch (International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2021)Anti-microbial resistance is a growing threat to the effective treatment of various pathogens.1 In particular, drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is the leading contributor to antimicrobial resistance-related death globally, ... -
High Expression of WT1 and Low Expression of p53 in Archived Blocks of Children with Wilms Tumor in South Western Uganda
Ssenkumba, Brian; Atwiine, Barnabas; Mitala, Yekosani; Adongo, Janet; Olowo, Samuel; Nabulya, Rita; Anaya, Amnia Diaz; Atwine, Raymond (Cancer Management and Research, 2024)Purpose: The determination of the presence or absence of anaplasia in Wilms tumor is difficult sometimes creating diagnostic errors and is worsened by the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which causes cellular alterations ... -
Modified Plasma-Thrombin Method of Cell Block Preparation for Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies in Resource-Limited Settings
Aisagbonhi, Omonigho; Birungi, Abraham; Atwine, Raymond; Behayo, Paddy; Ayebaziwe, Benon; Roberts, Drucilla; Tambouret, Rosemary (American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2018)Objectives: The plasma-thrombin method is commonly used to make cell blocks from fine-needle aspiration (FNA) samples but requires centrifugation. We describe a modification to this method that does not require centrifugation ... -
PD-L1 Expression and Its Association With p16 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Southwestern Uganda
Nabulya, Rita; Atwine, Raymond; Ssenkumba, Brian; Mitala, Yekosani; Nabukenya, Jamilah (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine International, 2024)Purpose: Head and Neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common cancer in the world. The prognosis of patients with HNSCC remains unsatisfactory, with a 5-years survival rate of only approximately 50%. ... -
Primary Breast Burkitt Lymphoma. A Case Report of a 16-Year-Old Female with a Rapidly Growing Unilateral Breast Mass
Mitala, Yekosani; Ssenkumba, Brian; Nabulya, Rita; Kitenda, Francis Nsumba; Tumwesigye, Habert; Birungi, Abraham; Chau, Richard Dratu; Mushabe, Branchard; Baker, Nichole; Atwine, Raymond (Cancer Management and Research, 2023)Introduction: Primary breast Burkitt lymphoma is extremely rare. Commonly endemic Burkitt lymphoma presents with abdominal, jaw, periorbital, or genitourinary mass. Case Presentation: We report a case of a 16-year-old ... -
Spectrum and Trends of Cancer in Southwestern Uganda from 2012 to 2021
Mitala, Yekosani; Atwine, Raymond; Ssenkumba, Brian; Birungi, Abraham; Tuhamize, Barbra; Ezinga, Richard; Male, Keneth; Taseera, Kabanda (EA Health Research Journal, 2024)Background: Cancer has become a global public health challenge and the number one cause of premature death. The incidence is increasing globally and more rapidly in low and middle-income countries despite the gross ... -
Type 1 Gaucher’s Disease. A Rare Genetic Lipid Metabolic Disorder Whose Diagnosis Was Concealed by Recurrent Malaria Infections in a 12-Year-Old Girl
Mitala, Yekosani; Birungi, Abraham; Mushabe, Branchard; Manzi, John; Ssenkumba, Brian; Atwine, Raymond; Ankunda, Siyadora (Journal of Blood Medicine, 2024)Introduction: Gaucher disease is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease with unknown prevalence in Africa and no record of the disease exists in Uganda. Case Presentation: We report a case of a 12-year-old ...