Neurooncology Research in Nigeria: Great Untapped Potential.

Academic Africa Brain tumor Neuro-oncology Nigeria Publications Scholarship

Journal

World neurosurgery
ISSN: 1878-8769
Titre abrégé: World Neurosurg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101528275

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2019
Historique:
received: 04 09 2018
revised: 20 12 2018
accepted: 23 12 2018
medline: 20 1 2019
pubmed: 20 1 2019
entrez: 20 1 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Nigeria has the largest population in Africa and has suboptimal access to neurooncology care. It has been estimated that there is approximately 1 neurosurgeon for every 2.4 million people in the country, with only few of these trained in the neurooncology subspecialty and no dedicated medical or radiation neurooncologists. There is a paucity of information on the field of neurooncology in Nigeria. This manuscript aims to provide an overview of the current state of neurooncology literature in Nigeria. A systematic literature review was performed, using Google Scholar, PubMed, and African Journals Online, to search for articles related to neurooncology in Nigeria, from 1963-2018. Articles were reviewed and categorized. Sixty-three relevant articles were identified. They comprised original research in basic science (N = 1), clinical science (N = 59), and reviews (N = 3). Retrospective case series were the most common type of publication. Categorizing according to histology, articles focused on meningioma (N = 12), pituitary tumors (N = 10), glioma (N = 7), central nervous system metastases (N = 6), multiple histologic types (N = 25), and other types of tumors (N = 3). Eight pediatric neurooncology publications were among these. Two manuscripts, focusing on surgical subjects, specifically addressed issues on neurooncology clinical practice in Nigeria. Of the total manuscripts, 26 were published in Nigerian-based journals and 37 in journals outside Nigeria. The majority of the journals were low-impact factor journals. An increasing number of publications over time was noted. There is a small but growing amount of scholarly literature on neurooncology from Nigeria. However, there continues to be room for growth in neurooncology research output. With Nigeria's large patient population, there is potential to learn and add to the academic literature. Although there are logistical obstacles to both patient care and research in neurooncology in Nigeria, there is promise for favorable advancement.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Nigeria has the largest population in Africa and has suboptimal access to neurooncology care. It has been estimated that there is approximately 1 neurosurgeon for every 2.4 million people in the country, with only few of these trained in the neurooncology subspecialty and no dedicated medical or radiation neurooncologists. There is a paucity of information on the field of neurooncology in Nigeria. This manuscript aims to provide an overview of the current state of neurooncology literature in Nigeria.
METHODS METHODS
A systematic literature review was performed, using Google Scholar, PubMed, and African Journals Online, to search for articles related to neurooncology in Nigeria, from 1963-2018. Articles were reviewed and categorized.
RESULTS RESULTS
Sixty-three relevant articles were identified. They comprised original research in basic science (N = 1), clinical science (N = 59), and reviews (N = 3). Retrospective case series were the most common type of publication. Categorizing according to histology, articles focused on meningioma (N = 12), pituitary tumors (N = 10), glioma (N = 7), central nervous system metastases (N = 6), multiple histologic types (N = 25), and other types of tumors (N = 3). Eight pediatric neurooncology publications were among these. Two manuscripts, focusing on surgical subjects, specifically addressed issues on neurooncology clinical practice in Nigeria. Of the total manuscripts, 26 were published in Nigerian-based journals and 37 in journals outside Nigeria. The majority of the journals were low-impact factor journals. An increasing number of publications over time was noted.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
There is a small but growing amount of scholarly literature on neurooncology from Nigeria. However, there continues to be room for growth in neurooncology research output. With Nigeria's large patient population, there is potential to learn and add to the academic literature. Although there are logistical obstacles to both patient care and research in neurooncology in Nigeria, there is promise for favorable advancement.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.192 PMID: 30659966
pubmed: 30659966
pii: S1878-8750(19)30066-X
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.192
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

381-385

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Auteurs

Adefisayo Adekanmbi (A)

Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Katherine B Peters (KB)

Department of Neurology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Evangelia Razis (E)

Third Oncology Department, Contemporary Oncology Team, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Augustine A Adeolu (AA)

Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Rimas V Lukas (RV)

Department of Neurology, Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute at the Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

James A Balogun (JA)

Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Electronic address: jabalogun@comui.edu.ng.

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