[Burkitt's disease in the Ivory Coast in 1988]. / La maladie de Burkitt en Côte-d'Ivoire en 1988.

Burkitt's lymphoma, or endemic hematosarcoma, is the major cancer in childhood and the 6th most common cancer in the Ivory Coast. The authors review classical ideas regarding the disease and stress some recent findings.

[Pleomorphic adenoma of the salivary glands. Analysis of 41 cases and the causes of recurrence in the Ivory Coast]. / Adénomes plémorphes des glandes salivaires. Analyse de 41 cas et des causes de récidive en Côte-d'Ivoire.

Based on a study of 41 cases, the authors report the high incidence of myxo-chondroid varieties on histological examination and their relationship to recurrences attributed to potential changes in myo- epithelial cells.

[Cylindroma of the salivary glands. Various aspects apropos of 10 cases from the Ivory Coast]. / Cylindromes des glandes salivaires. Quelques aspects à propos de 10 cas observés en Côte-d'Ivoire.

It was found that accessory salivary glands involvement, in particular intra-maxillary, was most frequent in a study involving 10 cases. Only basaloid varieties have a very poor prognosis and surgery remains the only treatment available.

[Cartography of fluoride in the Ivory Coast (partial study)]. / Cartographie du fluor en Cote D'Ivoire (etude partielle).

The authors report on a study done in the Côte d'Ivoire, about the amount of fluoride in drinking water. The cartography of fluoride shows amounts lower than 0.7 ppm. This small amount of fluoride partially explains the increase in the number of dental caries in the Côte d'Ivoire.

[Craniofacial anatomo-morphological profile of black African Ivory Coast children]. / Recherche d'un profil anatomo-morphologique cranio-facial de l'enfant ivoirien de type negro-africain.

An African Negroïd ivorian child's facial, cranial, morphological and anatomical profile research The cephalometric study of telerdiography negatives of profile carried out on a sample of 52 Ivorian children from 11 to 14 years old, has shown some particularities which characterize the face and skull architecture. These particular features differentiate the Ivorian from the west Africans and from the French. According to the authors it would be better to establish the Ivorian's specific norms and to consequently adapt the face and tooth orthopedie therapeuties.

[Burkitt's disease in the Ivory Coast: anatomo-clinical and epidemiologic considerations]. / La maladie de Burkitt en Côte-d' Ivoire: considérations anatomo-cliniques et épidémiologiques

The authors study the epidemiological conditions of the appearance of Burkitt's disease on the Ivory Coast. This condition represents 4.12% of cancers observed in this country. From a thorough study of the differences in temperature, relative humidity, vapour pressure, hours of sunlight, amount of rainfall, they were able to pick out that equatorial forest zones are more at risk than the savannah zones. The climatic conditions in the forest render intervention by a vector plausible, either directly or indirectly via malaria or other parasitic infestations.