The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria
s with 38/89 patients having cervical lymphadenopathy at presentation. Four (4.5%) patients were able to afford CT scan. Twenty eight deaths were recorded. Ten patients were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSION: The challenges faced in managing patients with head and neck malignant tumors in our environmen...
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| description | s with 38/89 patients having cervical lymphadenopathy at presentation. Four (4.5%) patients were able to afford CT scan. Twenty eight deaths were recorded. Ten patients were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSION: The challenges faced in managing patients with head and neck malignant tumors in our environment are enormous but surmountable. Therefore urgent efforts should be made by health workers and government to ensure a better outcome for these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-692b8baed32f4c9aa710f366ab065cd62022-12-21T19:23:26ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86882011-11-01103110.11604/pamj.2011.10.31.446446The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in NigeriaAdeyi AdogaSilas Olugbengas with 38/89 patients having cervical lymphadenopathy at presentation. Four (4.5%) patients were able to afford CT scan. Twenty eight deaths were recorded. Ten patients were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSION: The challenges faced in managing patients with head and neck malignant tumors in our environment are enormous but surmountable. Therefore urgent efforts should be made by health workers and government to ensure a better outcome for these patients. http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/10/31/pdf/31.pdf Managementchallengesmalignant tumorsheadneckNigeria |
| spellingShingle | Adeyi Adoga Silas Olugbenga The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria The Pan African Medical Journal Management challenges malignant tumors head neck Nigeria |
| title | The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria |
| title_full | The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria |
| title_short | The challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in Nigeria |
| title_sort | challenges of managing malignant head and neck tumors in a tropical tertiary health center in nigeria |
| topic | Management challenges malignant tumors head neck Nigeria |
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