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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, ...