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J D Rain

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[Long-lasting remission of Burkitt's disease in African children. Apropos of 6 cases].

Long complete remission in six cases of Burkitt's lymphoma in African children is reported. Complete remissions over eighteen months free of disease are considered as recovery because relapses are rare after this period. These remissions are obtained as well as in stage I and stages III-IV. If classic chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide and methotrexate) is effective, aggressive chemotherapy with several antimitotic drugs is recommended in the poor prognosis forms and relapses. Central nervous system chemoprophylaxis, radiation and maintenance chemotherapy are discussed. Prognosis improvement of Burkitt's lymphoma in African children needs early diagnosis and more aggressive treatment with less damage.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols↗
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[Bone manifestations of multiple myeloma in the Ivory Coast. Apropos of 27 cases].

Report on 27 cases of multiple myeloma recorded in 10 years and 24000 in-patients of Treichville University Hospital in Abidjan (Republic of Ivory Coast). The sex-ratio is 70% of males versus 30% of females and the frequency ranges from 25 years to a maximum between 55 and 75 years. First warning symptoms are pains (70%) then fractures (14,1%), biologic disorders (11,1%) and tumors (7,4%). Vertebrae and flat bones are most often affected with a special frequency for skull and jaw. Radiological aspects and biological changes are reviewed; a high blood sedimentation rate, rather common in Africans, has not the same value as in Caucasians.

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