Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health Center
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive malignant skin neoplasms worldwide with more than 20% of world melanoma seen in black Africa and Asia. Late presentation due to ignorance, poverty, and lack of adequate health facility in Nigeria is always the norms. We present this case report because of preci...
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| author | A. B. Zarami N. A. Satumari M. Ahmed |
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| description | Melanoma is one of the most aggressive malignant skin neoplasms worldwide with more than 20% of world melanoma seen in black Africa and Asia. Late presentation due to ignorance, poverty, and lack of adequate health facility in Nigeria is always the norms. We present this case report because of precision in diagnosis, using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) to reemphasize that the technique is cheap, cost effective, and quick that can reduce the burden of incisional biopsy before definitive surgery and improve early detection of the disease especially in developing countries. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0309e7ae0a944dc2b46c3e0743c7e4a82025-02-03T06:07:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142015-01-01201510.1155/2015/605906605906Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health CenterA. B. Zarami0N. A. Satumari1M. Ahmed2Department of Histopathology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, PMB 1414, Maiduguri, Borno State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, NigeriaMelanoma is one of the most aggressive malignant skin neoplasms worldwide with more than 20% of world melanoma seen in black Africa and Asia. Late presentation due to ignorance, poverty, and lack of adequate health facility in Nigeria is always the norms. We present this case report because of precision in diagnosis, using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) to reemphasize that the technique is cheap, cost effective, and quick that can reduce the burden of incisional biopsy before definitive surgery and improve early detection of the disease especially in developing countries.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/605906 |
| spellingShingle | A. B. Zarami N. A. Satumari M. Ahmed Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health Center Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health Center |
| title_full | Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health Center |
| title_fullStr | Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health Center |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health Center |
| title_short | Scalp Melanoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Tertiary Health Center |
| title_sort | scalp melanoma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology in a tertiary health center |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/605906 |
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