Incidence of childhood cancers in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

Introduction: Cancers are a major cause of childhood mortality worldwide especially in LMICs where underdiagnoses and lack of quality cancer data hampers effective cancer control efforts. This study aimed to document and describe the patterns and characteristics of childhood cancers in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study that collected cancer data from 4 out of the 6 states in the North East of Nigeria.

Penile Fracture with Complete Urethral Rupture and Urine Extravasation: A Case Report.

Penile fracture is a rare traumatic injury of an erect phallus involving mainly the tissues responsible for penile erection, corpora cavernosa, and penile sheath, which occur commonly, but not solely during vigorous sexual intercourse. Here, we present a 34-year-old man who presented with a 5-h history of snapping sound heard during sexual intercourse with subsequent loss of tumescence, swelling of the phallus, and assumption of abnormal contour, scrotal swelling, and lower anterior abdominal swelling. On examination, the patient was in severe painful distress with swelling around the external genitalia and lower abdomen and dorsolateral penile angulation with marked tenderness.