Comparative Accuracy and Complications of Palpation-Guided Versus Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Palpable Breast Lumps in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.

Background: Breast lumps are a common complaint by women. Palpable breast lumps are accessible to core needle biopsy (CNB) with the aim of obtaining tissue for histologic diagnosis. CNB is achievable either by palpation guidance or image guidance.

Metachronous Contralateral Breast Cancer in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Northwestern Nigeria.

Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer of women. Metachronous contralateral breast cancer (MCBC) is a cancer in the contralateral breast after 6 months of the initial diagnosis of the first breast cancer. It is an important public health issue because of an increased incidence of a primary breast cancer and improved survival.

Concurrent giant tumoral pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia necessitating bilateral mastectomy.

Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) is an uncommon benign mesenchymal tumor of the breast. Majority occur as diffuse lesions, and diagnosis is often incidental or in a background of other breast pathologies. Bilaterality with multiple tumoral masses in giant breasts is a rarity.

Evaluation of knowledge of cancer pain management among medical practitioners in a low-resource setting.

Background: Several factors considered to be barriers to cancer pain management have been reported in the past. The knowledge of cancer pain management may be a hindrance to the proper assessment and treatment of pain in cancer patients.

Objective: This report presents an evaluation of the knowledge and practice of cancer pain management among medical practitioners in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria.

Pattern of postoperative pain management among adult surgical patients in a low-resource setting.

Objective: Postoperative pain is one of the most common complications of surgery. The pattern of management varies between centers. The current study aimed to study the prescription pattern and the common drugs used in the management of postoperative pain in adult surgical patients at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH; Zaria, Nigeria).