Browsing by Author "Adeleye, A."

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Correlation of intraoperative cytological and final histological diagnoses
(Wiley, 2014) Salami, A.; Adeleye, A.; Ogun, G.; Adeoye, A.; Adeolu, A.; Okolo, C.; Eze, U.; Abdullahi, Y.; Lawan, A.; Ogunbiyi, J.; Akang, E.; Shokunbi, M.; Azeez, A.; Malomo, A.
Objective: Intraoperative cytology is a cost-effective, rapid, and easy technique, and studies have shown good correlation between intraoperative cytology and histology. We undertook this study to compare the intraoperative cytology diagnoses of brain lesions made in our unit over a 10-year period with the definitive histological diagnoses. The aim was to determine the degree of accuracy of this procedure. Study design: This is a retrospective study of intraoperative neuropathology consultation cytology smears or imprints and histology of 69 cases obtained over a 10-year period. Cytology smears were stained using both Papanicolaou and Giemsa. Histology sections were prepared from routine formalin-fixed paraffin- embedded tissue and stained using H and E method. Each of the smears and histology samples were assessed by at least two pathologists. Cytological diagnosis was correlated with final histological diagnosis. The sensitivity and specificity of cytological diagnosis was evaluated using final histological diagnosis as gold standard. Results: Correlation was strongest with inflammatory lesions followed by low-grade neoplasms. High-grade neoplasms also showed good concordance, but the degree of correlation was lower than in the other categories. Misdiagnosis was commonest with benign tumors. Conclusion: Intraoperative cytology is a relatively simple, reliable, and accurate diagnostic technique and should be more commonly used, particularly in low-resource settings. Diagn. Cytopathol.
Histopathologic pattern of posterior cranial Fossa tumours in a West African tertiary
(Zambia Medical Association, 2019) Salami, A.; Adeleye, A.; Oyemolade, T.; Ajani, M.; Usiholo, A.; Nweke, M.; Adeolu, A
Introduction: The posterior cranial fossa contains many vital structures and mortality of patients with tumours occurring in this area is high. Studies done in other geographic locations showed a higher occurrence of posterior cranial fossa tumours in paediatric patients while benign tumours were more commonly seen. Epidemiological data of tumours in this area in our environment is scarce. This study was done to ascertain the histopathologic pattern of tumours in the posterior cranial fossa in a predominantly black population. Method: A ten-year retrospective study of histologically diagnosed posterior cranial fossa tumours seen in our hospital facility was done. A total of 72 cases in which neurosurgical intervention was carried out were identified and this included all age groups. The age, sex, site of tumour and histological diagnosis were extracted from the patients' records. Result: Adult patients predominated with 55.6% while the paediatric patients were 44.4%. The male to female ratio in the paediatric patients was 2.56:1 but the ratio was equal in the adult patients. WHO grade 1 tumours were the commonest tumours seen (45.8%) while grade II tumours were the least (4.2%). Medulloblastomas (20.83%), Pilocytic astrocytomas (18.6%) and Meningiomas (8.33%) were the commonest tumours seen. Commonest locations are in the cerebellar hemispheres (56.9%) and the fourth ventricle (13.89%). Conclusion: Our study showed a higher occurrence of Medulloblastomas in contrast to other studies which have shown more of Schwannomas, a tumour type that was rare in this study. The relatively low number of metastatic tumours in this study may be due to lack of presentation of such patients.
Proliferaton index in pituitary adenomas from a black African population
(Elsevier B.V., 2016) Salami, A.; Ajani, M.; Adeolu, A.; Ogun, O.; Adeleye, A.; Ogun, O.; Okolo, C.; Malomo, A.; Akang, E.
Background: The WHO has recognized a variant of pituitary adenomas with potential aggressive behavior which have been termed atypical pituitary adenomas. This group of tumours are recognized by their mitotic rate of more than >3%, p53 expression and invasion of surrounding structures. There has however been no study of the occurrence of these tumours in a black African population. This study is a preliminary attempt to examine this group of tumours in blacks. Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed fifty-seven histologically diagnosed and immunohistochemically characterized pituitary adenomas received in our department over a twenty-one year period. Specimens were stained with ki67, a nuclear marker of cell proliferation which has been identified as the single best predictor of atypical pituitary adenoma. Results: Twelve of the tumours showed atypical features with eight (67%) of these tumours being prolactinomas. Two of the tumours were gonadotrophs and two were null cell adenomas. There was no correlation with age or gender. Two of the tumours required neurosurgical re-exploration with one of these showing a higher mitotic index in the second biopsy. Conclusion: The study suggests similarity in the rate of occurrence of pituitary adenomas with atypical features in a black African population with what is seen in Caucasians. Prolactinomas constitute a significant percentage of the tumours with this feature