Lymphoma and Pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Approaches and Future Directions

Tamiwe Tomoka; Nathan D Montgomery; Eric Powers; Bal Mukunda Dhungel; Elizabeth A Morgan; Maurice Mulenga; Satish Gopal; Yuri Fedoriw

doi:10.1016/j.cll.2017.10.007

Lymphoma and Pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Approaches and Future Directions

Clin Lab Med. 2018 Mar;38(1):91-100. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2017.10.007. Epub 2017 Dec 13.

Authors

Tamiwe Tomoka¹, Nathan D Montgomery², Eric Powers², Bal Mukunda Dhungel³, Elizabeth A Morgan⁴, Maurice Mulenga³, Satish Gopal⁵, Yuri Fedoriw⁶

Affiliations

¹ UNC Project Malawi, Tidziwe Centre, Private Bag A-104, Lilongwe, Malawi.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB 7525, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA.
³ Kamuzu Central Hospital, PO Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi.
⁴ Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Amory Building, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
⁵ UNC Project Malawi, Tidziwe Centre, Private Bag A-104, Lilongwe, Malawi; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CB 7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295, USA.
⁶ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB 7525, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CB 7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295, USA. Electronic address: Yuri.Fedoriw@unchealth.unc.edu.

Abstract

The care of patients with lymphoma relies heavily on accurate tissue diagnosis and classification. In sub-Saharan Africa, where lymphoma burden is increasing because of population growth, aging, and continued epidemic levels of human immunodeficiency virus infection, diagnostic pathology services are limited. This article summarizes lymphoma epidemiology, current diagnostic capacity, and obstacles and opportunities for improving practice in the region.

Keywords: Africa; Laboratory; Low-income and middle-income countries; Lymphoma; Pathology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Clinical Laboratory Services*
Developing Countries
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Lymphoma* / diagnosis
Lymphoma* / epidemiology
Lymphoma* / therapy
Pathology, Clinical*

Abstract

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