Benign Lipomatous Soft Tissue Tumors in Nigerians: An Analysis of the Clinical and Morphological Features of a Common but Important Entity.

Introduction Benign lipomatous tumors are soft tissue tumors that exhibit a predominant adipocytic phenotype. Lipomas are the archetype and are the most common benign soft tissue tumors in adults but relatively uncommon in children. Their sex incidence is equivocal.

Cysticercosis Mimicking Fibroadenoma of the Breast in a Young Female: A Case Report From North Central Nigeria.

The parasitic infestation, cysticercosis, arises when humans are infested with the larvae (cysticerci) of the pork tapeworm, (). Epidemiologically, cysticercosis presents a worldwide distribution due in part to endemicity in developing countries in Latin America, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, and increased migration from these countries to more developed countries in Europe and North America. Cysticercosis may be asymptomatic or may manifest clinical symptoms and signs depending on which part of the body cysticerci are found, including skeletal and heart muscle, skin, subcutaneous tissues, the lungs, liver, the central nervous system (CNS), and less commonly, the oral mucosa and breast.

Demographic and Diagnostic Spectrum of Neurosurgical Biopsies: Initial Experience From a Re-established Neurosurgical Unit in a Tertiary Hospital in North Central Nigeria.

Introduction Neurosurgical biopsies are obtained from lesions of the central nervous system, comprising the skull, brain, spine, spinal cord, and nerves. Neurosurgery practice is a highly specialized field with wide disparities related to access to care, especially in developing countries where there are few specialists and poor support care for patients. After over 20 years of redundancy, the neurosurgical unit in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, was re-established to meet the needs of patients in the area of neurosurgery.

Biopsy-Proven Melanosis Coli Initially Diagnosed As Candidiasis on Colonoscopy: A Report of Two Cases From North Central Nigeria.

Melanosis coli is a benign condition, often identified as an incidental finding during colonoscopy, characterized by brown or black pigmentation of the colonic mucosa due to lipofuscin deposition within the cytoplasm of cells. It has been linked to the excessive use of laxatives, particularly those that are anthraquinone-based but also stimulant laxatives and herbal remedies. White patches on colonoscopy in this condition are an extremely rare finding.