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T Gibson

A 30 Year Review of Paediatric Central Nervous System Malignancies in Jamaica: 1978–2007

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.165
Pages: 
Synopsis: 
The epidemiologic profile of paediatric Central Nervous System (CNS) malignancies in Jamaica shows an overall female preponderance in marked contrast to worldwide data which shows a male preponderance. Of all the subtypes, the embryonal tumours showed the most striking female preponderance.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To describe the epidemiologic features of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms in Jamaican children.

Received: 
01 Sep, 2017
Accepted: 
12 Dec, 2017
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
central nervous system
Malignancy
paediatric
Journal Authors: 
KEG Blake
J Jaggon
K Bishop
B Hanchard
T Gibson
N Waugh
D McNaughton
G Char
e-Published: 18 Jan, 2018

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Leiomyosarcoma of the Kidney

Issue: 
Vol 58, Issue 2 (2009)
Pages: 
183–4

ABSTRACT

The case of a 42- year old woman with leiomyosarcoma of the kidney, a very rare renal lesion, is presented. Leiomyosarcomas are the most common of the primary renal sarcomas which account for less than 1% of renal tumours in adults.

PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon aiken.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Case Reports
Keywords: 
Leiomyosarcoma
Journal Authors: 
W Aiken
T Gibson
S Williams
D Gaskin
e-Published: 18 Sep, 2013

Trends in Incidence and Histological Subtypes of Lung Cancer, Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 1968–1997

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 1 (2006)
Pages: 
13–18
Synopsis: 
A 30-year review of lung cancers from Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, shows a progressive shift in the distribution of histological subtypes, mirroring similar trends that have been documented worldwide.

ABSTRACT

PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon blake_trends_in_incidence.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Lung Cancer
Lung Carcinoma
Journal Authors: 
G Blake
B Hanchard
T Gibson
C Wolff
N Waugh
A Reynolds
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

Gynaecologic Cancer Incidence, Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 1973-1997, and Gynaecologic Cancer Mortality, Jamaica, 1999

Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Journal Authors: 
G Blake
B Hanchard
T Gibson
C Wolff
E Samuels
N Waugh
D Simpson
e-Published: 28 Aug, 2012

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