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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2008; 14(42): 6531-6535
Published online Nov 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6531
Colorectal carcinoma in Lagos and Sagamu, Southwest Nigeria: A histopathological review
Fatimah Biade Abdulkareem, Emmanuel Kunle Abudu, Nicholas Awodele Awolola, Stephen Olafimihan Elesha, Olorunda Rotimi, Olakanmi Raphael Akinde, Ayoola Oluwole Atoyebi, Adedoyin Adekunle Adesanya, Adetola Olubunmi Daramola, Adekumbiola Aina Fehintola Banjo, Charles Chidozie Anunobi
Fatimah Biade Abdulkareem, Stephen Olafimihan Elesha, Olakanmi Raphael Akinde, Adetola Olubunmi Daramola, Adekumbiola Aina Fehintola Banjo, Charles Chidozie Anunobi, Morbid Anatomy Department, College of Medicine University of Lagos, P.M.B 12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Emmanuel Kunle Abudu, Department of Morbid Anatomy, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 2001, Sagamu, Nigeria
Nicholas Awodele Awolola, Department of Morbid Anatomy, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Olorunda Rotimi, Department of Histopathology & Molecular Pathology, St. James University Hospital, LS1 3EX, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Ayoola Oluwole Atoyebi, Adedoyin Adekunle Adesanya, General Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine University of Lagos, P.M.B 12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Author contributions: Abdulkareem FB initiated and designed the research; Abdulkareem FB and Abudu EK reviewed the slides; Awolola NA retrieved tissue blocks from the archives; Banjo AAF and Abudu EK provided the data from Sagamu and reviewed some of the slides with Abdulkareem FB; Abdulkareem FB wrote the initial draft; Rotimi O, Elesha SO and Daramola AO critically reviewed the initial draft; Akinde OR and Anunobi CC retrieved blocks and data from the three private laboratories in Lagos; Atoyebi AO and Adesanya AA reviewed the clinical aspect. Elesha SO assisted with research grant.
Supported by University of Lagos Central Research Grant, No. 2007/08
Correspondence to: Dr. Fatimah Biade Abdulkareem, Department of Morbid Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B. 12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. biade64@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: +234-1-8737656 Fax: +234-1-5851432
Received: August 22, 2008
Revised: October 15, 2008
Accepted: October 22, 2008
Published online: November 14, 2008
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