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A young man aged 18 years with a rare combination of congenital and secondary lymphoedema; occult malignant melanoma giant pigmented nevi is presented. Wide excision of the left inguinal lymph nodes was the surgical management employed in this patient
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Examination of the Tanzania Cancer Registry from 1978 to 1988 showed squamous cell carcinomas to be the most frequent form of superficial malignancy; followed by Kaposi's sarcoma and then malignant melanoma. Males were more afflicted than females; and the lower limbs were predominant sites of the lesion. In terms of relative importance of various types of superficial cancers; the pattern seen in Tanzania was similar to that in another East African country. In a West African country; Kaposi's sarcoma was not common. On the other hand; among blacks in the USA; basal cell carcinomas were almost similar in frequency to squamous cell carcinomas
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Infant , Middle Aged , Registries , Sex Factors , Skin Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
From January 1987 through December 1989; a study was done to repair large incisional in 10 patients by using Usher's Marlex mesh at Muhimbili Medical Centre. A double breasting (Mayo) technique involving two halves of knitted; woven polypropylene monofiliment (Marlex) mesh was used. This technique was found to be effective in that it enables actual replacemnet of the abdominal wall defect without tension. The follow-up periods ranged from one to three years and the recurrance rate with Marlex was found to be significantly low compared with conventional methods of repair of large incisional hernias