Epidemiology of childhood and adolescent cancer in Bangladesh, 2001-2014.

Background: Cancer burden among children and adolescents is largely unknown in Bangladesh. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview on childhood and adolescent cancers and to contribute to the future strategies to deal with these diseases in Bangladesh.

Methods: Data on malignant neoplasms in patients aged less than 20 years diagnosed between 2001 and 2014 (N = 3143) in Bangladesh was collected by the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital and ASHIC Foundation.

Surgical Pathology and Intraoperative Consultation: An Audit.

Background: While intraoperative consultation has been used in Bangladesh for a long period of time, to date, there has been no published reporting on the performance of frozen sections. The current audit evaluates the performance of frozen sections in a well reputed medical center in Bangladesh, Anowara Medical Services.

Objective: This retrospective study has been designed to measure the accuracy of frozen section diagnosis in a medical center in a third-world country, where many surgical procedures rely on intraoperative consultation.

Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Tumor Profiles of Breast Cancer in Bangladeshi underprivileged women.

Unlabelled: Similar to cancer statistics in developed countries, breast cancer is also the leading cause of cancer-related death in the women population of Bangladesh particularly the poor and underprivileged. The objective of this study was to study the socio-demography, tumor patterns and risk factors that affect these women from Dhaka and Bangladesh in general.

Method: This cross-sectional study involved 250 patients who presented to NICRH, Dhaka for treatment.

Influence of socioeconomic status and BMI on the quality of life after mastectomy in Bangladeshi breast cancer patients in a public hospital.

Objective: Quality of life after diagnosis and during treatment phases of breast cancer varies across individual to individual, country to country and from ethnicity to ethnicity. So factors affecting it are of growing research interest. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of socioeconomic status and body mass index on the quality of life of breast cancer patients during the phases of treatment-before and after mastectomy.

Spinal cord compression as initial presentation of metastatic occult follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Metastatic tumors are the most common tumors of the spine, accounting for 98% of all spine lesions. But spinal cord compression as the initial presentation of metastatic occult follicular carcinoma without any thyroid enlargement is unusual and relatively rare. This report describes a 35-years-old female patient presenting with paraplegia and urinary incontinence for the last two months.

Clinical and haemato-pathological characteristics of adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous group of disorders. It varies with respect to the morphologic, cytogenetic, molecular and immunologic features of the neoplastic cells reflecting the variable clinical-pathologic presentations and outcome of the patients. The aim of the study was to observe the clinical and haemato-pathological characteristics in newly diagnosed adult ALL patients.

Incidence of post obturation pain following single and multi visit root canal treatment in a teaching hospital of Bangladesh.

Post obturation pain is the pain of any degree after endodontic treatment. There are different opinions regarding incidence of post obturation pain related to single and multi visit root canal treatment. This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the incidence of post obturation pain in single visit and multi visit root canal treatment and to compare the incidence of pain between the two treatment groups.

Afro Middle East Asian symposium on cancer cooperation.

This manuscript captures the discussion and recommendations that came out of a special Afro Asian symposium involving 13 countries. Unmet needs and cost-effective solutions with special emphasis on training form the backbone of practical next steps.

Synovial sarcoma of neck mimicking thyroid carcinoma.

Synovial sarcoma (SS) in the neck is a very rare condition. Here we report a case of poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma in the neck of a 20 years old male patient presented with painless swelling in thyroid gland region. Initially he was diagnosed as thyroid mass clinically, by imaging and also by FNAC (Both in Bangladesh & India).

Cancer care scenario in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is a developing country that is facing many challenges, especially in the health sector. Cancer management is a priority due to the current trend of increased incidence in this region. In this article, the current scenario of cancer in Bangladesh and its management with brief history is outlined.

Arsenic in drinking water and renal cancers in rural Bangladesh.

Objectives: Data on the role of arsenic in renal cancer are suggestive but inconclusive. The present analysis aimed to determine whether renal cancers were more likely in Bangladeshi villagers exposed to high arsenic concentration in well water and, if so, whether this excess was limited to transitional cell cancers (TCC) or occurred also for renal cell cancers (RCC).

Methods: Histology/cytology results from renal biopsies carried out at a single clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from January 2008 to October 2011 were classified into four groups: RCC, TCC, other malignancy and benign.

Tracheal adenocarcinoma treated with adjuvant radiation: a case report and literature review.

Primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea is extremely rare and a standard treatment does not exist due to nonavailability of evidence-based randomized control studies. This paper reports the case of a 60-year-old male, who presented with cough and occasional respiratory distress. Bronchoscopic examination and a computed tomography scan revealed a soft tissue mass in the trachea arising from the posterior tracheal wall.

Outcome of adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following induction chemotherapy with modified MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993 protocol.

Cure rates for adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in developing countries are significantly lower because of problems unique to these countries. Recent studies have reported complete response rates for any induction regimen of more than 90% in adult ALL patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the response rate of induction chemotherapy in adult ALL patients in the Department of Haematology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, from January 2007 to December 2008.

Ventral free oral mucous membrane graft for bulbar urethral stricture.

The use of oral mucous membrane graft onlay urethroplasty represents the most widespread method of bulbar urethral stricture repair. We investigated the short term result of oral mucous membrane graft placed on the ventral surface for management of bulbar urethral stricture. Patients with Bulbar urethral stricture of any length, infection free urinary tract and informed consent for oral mucosa harvesting and urethroplasty were selected for study.

Out come of induction of remission in undernourished children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common childhood leukaemia. On the other hand under-nutrition is a common problem in our country. This prospective study was conducted to see the outcome of induction of remission in undernourished children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Recurrent synovial chondromatosis of the foot.

Synovial chondromatosis rarely occurs in the foot. We have diagnosed such a case in National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka. The patient came to us with a swelling in the dorsum of left foot.

Lung cancer and exposure to arsenic in rural Bangladesh.

Background: Arsenic is a known carcinogen but the risk of lung cancer from the widespread contamination of drinking water in rural Bangladesh has not been estimated.

Objectives: To determine whether estimated exposure of villagers in Bangladesh to arsenic in drinking water differed between those with lung cancer and those with non-malignant lesions.

Methods: Data were obtained from 7286 subjects who underwent lung biopsy in 2003-2006 at a diagnostic centre taking referrals from throughout Bangladesh.