Diagnostic Accuracy of Mammographic Findings in Patients 35 Years and Older Presenting with Palpable Breast Lump in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City.

Background: Mammography has become an invaluable tool for diagnosing breast lesions and detecting early breast cancer in women of 35 years and above.

Aims: To correlate the mammography Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) categories with the histology in breast lesions and to determine the predictive values, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of mammography.

Patients And Method: This was a one- year prospective study carried out from March 2015 to February 2016.

Leaking Ectopic Pregnancy Following In vitro Fertilization with Associated Acute Appendicitis.

Background: Ectopic pregnancy associated with appendicitis is rare, with very few cases reported in the literature. It is unclear if appendicitis is coincidentally associated with ectopic pregnancy or a possible risk factor for the development of ectopic pregnancy. Ruptured ectopic pregnancy has also been postulated as a possible risk factor leading to appendicitis because of the probable inflammatory reaction involving the adjacent appendix.

Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) in Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria.

Background: Patients who discharge against medical advice are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality as well as posing a serious burden for the hospital especially when re-admitted.

Aim: To determine the demographics, prevalence, clinical diagnosis and reasons for discharge against medical advice adult Emergency Department.

Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study, carried out over one year period from June 2018 to May 2019 at University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

Pattern and Outcome of Stab Injuries in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria.

Background: Stab injury is a variant of penetrating injury which can occur on any part of the body.

Aim: To determine the pattern, clinical features, treatment, and outcome of stab injuries.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study of patients with stab injuries carried out over 19-month period, from November 2018 to May 2020 at the Accident and Emergency Department of Universityof Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.

Malignant Breast Tumour in a 13-Year Old Girl.

We report a case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the breast in a 13-year old girl. She has had wide local excision of the tumour and six cycles of adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy. Four years after treatment, she was free from local recurrence; however, the presence of distant metastasis could not be assessed because of inadequate imaging investigations.