Building pathology capacity in sub-Saharan Africa to improve breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: training laboratory technicians in high-quality manual immunohistochemistry.

Background: To address the need for a skilled workforce in breast cancer (BC) pathology in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), we implemented an education program to train laboratory technicians in manual immunohistochemistry (IHC).

Methods: A quality improvement education project was developed. Interactive webinars were held every six months with didactics and presentations from African experts with experience in IHC.

Clinicopathological Features of Invasive Breast Cancer: A Five-Year Retrospective Study in Southern and South-Western Ethiopia.

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common type of cancer in Ethiopia. The incidence of BC is also rising, but the exact figure is still poorly known. Therefore, this study was conducted to address the gap in epidemiological data on BC in southern and southwestern Ethiopia.

A Rare Case of Intestinal Tuberculosis with Chronic Partial Small Bowel Obstruction in a 37-Year-Old Ethiopian Man.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease that affects any part of our body. TB is a significant problem in developing countries. Intestinal TB accounts for 2% of TB cases worldwide.

A Rare Case of Calcified Simple Mesenteric Cyst in a 70-Year-Old Woman.

Mesenteric cysts are one of the rare causes of intra-abdominal masses. They account for 1 in 100,000 cases in adults and 1 in 20,000 cases in children. Mesenteric cysts are commonly found in the small intestine, up to 60% of cases, and occasionally in the colon.