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ReviewClinics in laboratory medicine2018

Lymphoma and Pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Approaches and Future Directions.

Tamiwe Tomoka, Nathan D Montgomery, Eric Powers, Bal Mukunda Dhungel, Elizabeth A Morgan, Maurice Mulenga, Satish Gopal, Yuri Fedoriw

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Review in Clinics in laboratory medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Tamiwe TomokaUNC Project Malawi, Tidziwe Centre, Private Bag A-104, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Nathan D MontgomeryDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB 7525, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA.
Eric PowersDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB 7525, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA.
Bal Mukunda DhungelKamuzu Central Hospital, PO Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Elizabeth A MorganBrigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Amory Building, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Maurice MulengaKamuzu Central Hospital, PO Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Satish GopalUNC Project Malawi, Tidziwe Centre, Private Bag A-104, Lilongwe, Malawi; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CB 7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295, USA.
Yuri FedoriwDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB 7525, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CB 7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295, USA. Electronic address: Yuri.Fedoriw@unchealth.unc.edu.

Funding

Project 3U54CA190152 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAMANIA, BLOSSOM A, GOPAL, SATISH · 2014 to 2019
$4.2M
Developing a clinical cohort of histopathologically characterized lymphomaK01TW009488 · FIC · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GOPAL, SATISH · 2012 to 2016
$701k
Planning for a National Non-Communicable Disease Center of Research ExcellenceP20CA210285 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI HOFFMAN, IRVING F. · 2016 to 2017
$517k
FIC NIH HHS K01 TW009488NCI NIH HHS P20 CA210285NCI NIH HHS U54 CA190152
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The care of patients with lymphoma relies heavily on accurate tissue diagnosis and classification. In sub-Saharan Africa, where lymphoma burden is increasing because of population growth, aging, and continued epidemic levels of human immunodeficiency virus infection, diagnostic pathology services are limited. This article summarizes lymphoma epidemiology, current diagnostic capacity, and obstacles and opportunities for improving practice in the region.

Indexed as

Clinical Laboratory ServicesHealth Services AccessibilityLymphomaPathology, ClinicalAfrica South of the SaharaDeveloping CountriesHumansAfricaLaboratoryLow-income and middle-income countriesLymphomaPathology

Identifiers

PMID29412887
PMCPMC5999328

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