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PD-L1 Expression and Its Association With p16 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Southwestern Uganda
(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%. ... -
Pathology in Southwest Uganda: Teaching, Mentoring, and Capacity Building
(Critical Values, 2016)MUST, which began 26 years ago as the second medical faculty in Uganda, hosts the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Global Health Collaborative, through which Seed Global Health volunteers come to train and work with ... -
A cross-sectional study of ERG expression and the relationship with clinicopathological features of Prostate cancer in Southwestern Uganda
(Diagnostic Pathology, 2024)Background: Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death and the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in Uganda and most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The TMPRSS2-ERG fusion gene is the ... -
Spectrum and Trends of Cancer in Southwestern Uganda from 2012 to 2021
(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 ... -
CNS Cryptococcoma in an Immunocompetent Adult from a Low Resource Setting: An Illustrative Case Report
(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 ... -
High Expression of WT1 and Low Expression of p53 in Archived Blocks of Children with Wilms Tumor in South Western Uganda
(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 ... -
Primary Breast Burkitt Lymphoma. A Case Report of a 16-Year-Old Female with a Rapidly Growing Unilateral Breast Mass
(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 ... -
Clinical and Histopathologic Predictors of Survival Among Children With Retinoblastoma From Two Tertiary Health Facilities in Uganda
(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 ... -
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
(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 ... -
Molecular Detection of Cryptosporidium Species in Wildlife and Humans at the Wildlife-Human Interface around Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
(Parasitologia, 2023)To date, information on Cryptosporidium spp. infection status among people and wild animals living at the wildlife-human interface such as Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) is scarce. The aim of this study is to document ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hydatidiform Mole among Patients Undergoing Uterine Evacuation at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2018)Objective: We sought to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with hydatidiform molar gestations amongst patients undergoing uterine evacuation at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH), Mbarara, Uganda. ... -
Modified Plasma-Thrombin Method of Cell Block Preparation for Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies in Resource-Limited Settings
(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 ... -
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Case Report
(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, ...
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