Izuora G I, Ikerionwu S, Saddeqi N, Iloeje S O
West Afr J Med. 1989 Jul-Sep;8(3):171-4.
This paper reviews children with intracranial neoplasms seen at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, (UNTH), Enugu, over an 8-year period (1978-1985). There were 21 children, aged 4-14 years, with histologically confirmed intracranial neoplasms. The male to female ratio was 2:1. Of all cases, there was a preponderance of cranio-pharyngiomas (38.1%), followed by the astrocytomas and medulloblastomas with 14.3% each, a result which is at variance with findings elsewhere. The poor prognosis was partly due to late presentation complicated by relatively inadequate diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. A plea is made for the improvement of neurodiagnostic and therapeutic facilities in some regional hospitals in developing countries.
本文回顾了1978年至1985年这8年间在尼日利亚大学教学医院（位于埃努古）就诊的颅内肿瘤患儿情况。共有21名年龄在4至14岁之间、经组织学确诊患有颅内肿瘤的患儿。男女比例为2:1。在所有病例中，颅咽管瘤占比最大（38.1%），其次是星形细胞瘤和髓母细胞瘤，各占14.3%，这一结果与其他地方的研究发现不同。预后较差部分是由于就诊较晚，且诊断和治疗设施相对不足。文中呼吁发展中国家的一些地区医院改善神经诊断和治疗设施。
