Oesophageal carcinoma in the horn of Africa Ten year cumulative experience in two hospitals in Djibouti.

Introduction: In this paper we report on our experience of diagnosis, treatment and follow up of cases of cancer of the oesophagus treated in Balbala Cheiko Hospital and in the Djibouty Military Hospital. Oesophageal cancer, mainly squamous cellular type, is the prevalent cancer of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) observed in our two Hospitals. Djibouti is a small pacific country located in the Horn of Africa in the tropics, bordered by Somaliland in the south, Ethiopia in the southwest, Eritrea in the north and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the east.

Current practice in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Cheicko Balbala Hospital Djibouti.

Introduction: This report details the results of the first breast cancer (BC) prevalence study done in Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa. The study was done in the Surgical Department of Balbala Hospital (also known as the Italian Hospital).

Patients And Methods: 102 female patients with clinical BC were evaluated between 2012 and 2017.

Large mediastinal nodular ganglioneuroblastoma in a child from Africa.

Ganglioneuroblastoma, nodular (GNBn) is a subtype of neuroblastic tumors. This is a rare malignancy typically affecting young children. Few cases are reported in adolescents and adults.