Background: The incidence of cancer continues to rise all over the world and current projections
show that there will be 1.27 million new cases and almost 1 million deaths by 2030. In …

Aim: To assess and compare accuracy of the clinical indications and histopathological diagnoses
from hysterectomy specimens in Zaria. Methods: All hysterectomy specimens received …

Background There are relatively few studies in Nigeria, and indeed, sub-Saharan Africa that
have documented the relative frequencies and histomorphological patterns of endometrial …

Psuedomyxoma peritonei is an uncommon disease characterized by the presence and
accumulation of gelatinous material in the pelvis and abdominal cavity. It is an unusual …

Ectodermal dysplasia is an uncommon genodermatosis which may be associated with
mental retardation. The diagnosis is often missed in newborns or delayed due to its varied …

Background Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is sexually transmitted and constitutes the major
cause of cancer of the cervix and could be detected using cervical smear screening test. Aim …

Methods. A total of 670 patients with superficial skin ulcers were retrospectively analyzed
over a 15-year period (January 1991 to December 2005). Tissue biopsies of these patients …

Background: There is limited documented literature on the occurrence of tumors of the skin
adnexae in the Black African population, and the seeming rarity of these tumors as earlier …

Background: Sebaceous carcinoma is an uncommon malignant adnexal tumour with female
preponderance and peak age presentation in the seventh decade of life. It is overlooked in …

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) has different clinicopathological presentations, an uncommon form of
which is pyogenic granuloma (PG)-like Lesions. This may make its diagnosis challenging, …