Is Pedal Melanoma Among A Nigerian Ethnic Group Preventable?

Circumcision Preceded Epidermoid Cysts of the Penis in a Nigerian Ethnic Group

Circumcision is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures [1]. What about the Ibos or Igbos, one of the main ethnic groups in Nigeria!? In this context, Basden [2] a British anthropologist, lived among them for many years. His researches showed that this group has similarities with the Hebrews. Indeed, he wrote that “Ibos” is a shortened form of “Hebrews”! Of their listed similarit...

Presentation of Regressed Pedal Melanoma as a Groin Mass

Malignant melanoma is well known for its unusual manifestations. Now, it has been proposed in the UK that the establishment of a histopathology data pool is useful in epidemiological analysis. Therefore, this paper illustrates how such a pool subsisting in a developing community could throw light on the presentation in the groin of the melanoma patient. It had arisen in the foot. Such case repo...

is hepatitis e a vaccine preventable diseases?

Melanoma of Vulva in a Nigerian

Internet search for vulva melanoma revealed typical examples from several countries. The descriptions revealed the parameters such as the presentation at late stage among post-menopausal women with associated lichen sclerosus as well as the Caucasians having a 3-fold higher incidence rate than the individuals of African descent. Therefore, a single case found in a Nigerian among a cohort of ove...

Ethnic self-awareness as a function of ethnic group status, group composition, and ethnic identity orientation.

This study found that ethnic self-awareness (i.e., the extent to which people are consciously aware of their ethnicity at any given moment) has different meanings for European Americans and Asian Americans and for Asian Americans with different ethnic identity orientations. The authors found main effects of ethnic group status and ethnic composition on ethnic self-awareness when comparing Asian...