Clinicopathologic Features and Early Surgical Outcome of Astrocytomas in Eldoret, Kenya

Background: Astrocytomas are primary central nervous system tumors arising from astrocytes and accounting for up to 37.8% of all brain tumors seen in hospital-based studies from Africa. Despite being common, their patterns and short-term outcomes remain poorly studied in Kenya. Materials and Methods...

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Main Authors: Clifford C. Mwita, Florentius Koech, Titus Sisenda, Kirtika Patel, Benson Macharia, Devendra Rahangdale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_562_17