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Aisha Mustapha

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Publications 4

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Research Article Vol. 2, Issue 1

ACUTE TOXICITY PROFILE OF CERVICAL AND UTERINE CANCER PATIENTS TREATED WITH CHEMORADIATION: A 10-YEAR REVIEW

Background: Radiation therapy is integral to treating many gynaecologic cancers.Objective: We sought to determine the frequency and severity of acute toxicity in patients who had pelvic radiotherapy for cervical and uterine cancers.Methods: A retrospective study of all women who had pelvic radiation for cervical and uterine cancers at Usmanu Danfod...

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Research Article Vol. 2, Issue 1

RECURRENT RECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA WITH KRAS MUTATION POST-MFOLFOX6/BEVACIZUMAB REMISSION: A CASE REPORT

Background: This case report elucidates the clinical trajectory of a 41-year-old male diagnosed with low rectal adenocarcinoma, further complicated by pulmonary metastases, harboring a KRAS mutation, and characterized by microsatellite stability. Case Presentation: This patient demonstrated a significant and favorable response to neoadjuvant chemot...

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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 2

A PROGRESSIVE EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF THE UTERINE CERVIX WITH RIGHT BREAST LUMP IN A 43-YEAR-OLD ADULT: A CASE REPORT

Introduction: Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma is an uncommon type of sarcoma often seen in pediatric and adolescent patients, with the botryoid subtype being the most common. The incidence of this disease in adult females is 0.4% to 1% with the affected age group being patients in the third to fourth decade of life. It is rare in patients above 40 years...

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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 1

USE OF LOW-DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF GYNAECOLOGY MALIGNANCIES IN A LOW-RESOURCE SETTING: A TENYEAR REVIEW

Introduction: Gynaecological cancers are among the most common cancers worldwide and vary in incidence geographically. In Nigeria, cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality. Cervical cancer constitutes a huge percentage of the cases treated with radiotherapy in developing n...

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