The changing clinical pattern of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Western Africa: Experience from a tertiary center in Ghana.
Ugonna T OfforRalph Kwame AkyeaJanet E NeequayeLorna A RennerCatherine I SegbefiaPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2018)
The predominance of primary abdominal tumors in our study cohort may indicate a changing epidemiological pattern of BL in Ghana. High rates of treatment delay and abandonment were evident and are likely to be contributing factors to the poor childhood cancer survival outcomes seen in resource-limited countries in Africa.