Pattern of Secondary Adrenal Tumors in Ibadan, Nigeria

Our plain-English summary of Pattern of Secondary Adrenal Tumors in Ibadan, Nigeria, by G.C. Ejeckam, E.B. Attah (1974).

The study

• Authors: G.C. Ejeckam, E.B. Attah
• Published: Accepted for Publication May 28th 1974
• Type of article: Journal article
• Our copy: from Johns-Manville's own medical library. The article is still under copyright, so we describe it here rather than post it.

In plain English

This article does not study asbestos. The mesothelioma and asbestos titles at the top of the text are the end of a reference list from a different article. The authors reviewed autopsies done in the Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, between 1962 and 1969. They looked for cancers that had spread (metastasized) to the adrenal glands. They found 82 such cases among the autopsied cases of malignant disease. In five, the spread was seen only under the microscope. Both adrenal glands were involved in 43 of the 82 cases. Burkitt's lymphoma was the most frequent tumor (30 cases, 36.6%), followed by other malignant lymphomas (13 cases, 15.9%) and Wilms' tumor (9 cases). Males predominated. Burkitt's tumor accounted for most cases in children under 15. Other malignant lymphomas, including Hodgkin's disease, predominated in adults aged 20 to 45. The authors concluded that secondary adrenal tumors are common in Ibadan and compare in frequency with other parts of the world.

We wrote this plain-English summary from the full article with the help of AI, and a second AI model checked each sentence against the article. It is not the authors' wording; the abstract and the article are their own account.

What the study did and found

• Design: Retrospective review of autopsy records, gross findings and microscope slides
• Who was studied: 5863 autopsies done at the Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, between 1962 and 1969. The number of autopsied cases of malignant disease is garbled in the scan.
• Exposure: No asbestos or other exposure was studied. The study examined malignant tumors that had spread to the adrenal glands.
• Main results:
  • 82 cases of cancer spread to the adrenal gland were found among autopsied cases of malignant disease. In five of these the spread was not visible to the eye and was diagnosed microscopically.
  • Spread was to both adrenal glands in 43 of the 82 cases. The percentage printed for this is damaged in the scan. The article prints right-sided involvement in 63 cases and left-sided in 68 cases.
  • Burkitt's lymphoma was the most frequent tumor, at 30 of 82 cases (36.6%).
  • Other malignant lymphomas made up 13 cases (15.9%) and Wilms' tumor 9 cases. The Wilms' tumor percentage is damaged in the scan.
  • The table lists ovarian tumor and leukemia at 4 cases each.
  • Males predominated among the cases. The printed male-to-female ratios are garbled in the scan.
  • Burkitt's tumor accounted for most cases in children under 15 years, followed distantly by Wilms' tumor.
  • In adults aged 20 to 45, other malignant lymphomas including Hodgkin's disease predominated.
• The authors' conclusion: The authors concluded that secondary adrenal tumors are common in Ibadan and compare in frequency with other parts of the world.

Topics

Medical terms in this study, explained in our Lexicon: Mesothelioma, Pathology.

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