Bone tumours in uganda africans

Abstract

Bone tumours (other than tumours of the jaw) account for about 1 per cent of malignant tumours in Uganda Africans. This paper analyses 56 histologically confirmed cases. The commonest tumour encountered is osteogenic sarcoma, followed by plasmacytoma. A striking feature is the occurrence of fibroblastic sarcomas in the long bones of children under 15 years. Analysis of the tribal distribution reveals an unexplained dearth of skeletal tumours among the Ganda tribe. © 1964, The British Empire Cancer Campaign for Research. All rights reserved.