[Epidemiology and histopronostic of prostatic cancer in Togo: about 202 cases diagnosed at the laboratory of pathology of the Tokoin teaching hospital of Lome]
(2009)
Journal - Progrès en urologie : journal de l'Association française d'urologie et de la Société française d'urologie (France )
Abstract :
OBJECTIVES: Describe the epidemiological and histological aspects of the prostate cancer in Togo. METHODS: It was a retrospective descriptive study relating to 202 cases diagnosed between 1984 and 2003 at the Laboratory of Pathology of the Tokoin teaching hospital of Lome. The parameters studied were: frequency, age, circumstances of discovery, PSA value and histological type. RESULTS: The frequency of prostate cancer was 10 cases on average. The average age of patients was 70 years (45 to 95 years). The circumstances of discovery were dominated by voiding disorders and the average PSA was 88.5 ng/ml (7.8 to 560.4). Histologically, it was adenocarcinoma in 97.5% of cases and squamous cell carcinoma in 1.9% of cases. CONCLUSION: The prostate cancer although uncommon in Togo remains a public health problem because of the weak accessibility of the population to the diagnosis. So, a national program of screening is needed.
| ISSN : | 1166-7087 |
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| Mesh Heading : | Aged Aged, 80 and over Hospitals, Teaching Humans Male Middle Aged Prognosis Prostatic Neoplasms Retrospective Studies Togo epidemiology |
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| Mesh Heading Relevant : | epidemiology pathology |
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[Epidemiology and pathological profile of childhood ovary tumours in Togo: about 32 cases]
(2009)
Journal - Bulletin du cancer (France )
Abstract :
PURPOSE: Tumours of the ovary is rare in childhood. The aim of our work was to describe the epidemiology and histological aspects of these tumours in Togo. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective review of the epidemiologic and pathologic features of the ovary tumours in childhood (0 to 15 years), observed from 1988 to 2007 at the laboratory of pathology of the Tokoin teaching hospital in Lomé, Togo. RESULTS: During our study period, we observed 32 cases of childhood ovary tumours that represent 8.16% of all ovarian tumours. The average age of occurring was 10.7 years. Histologically it was germ cell tumours in 40.6% of cases (mature teratomas: 34.4% ; immature teratomas: 3.1% ; yolk sac tumours: 3.1%), sex cord-stromal tumours in 21.8% of cases (granulosa cell tumours: 18.7% ; fibroma: 3.1%) and Burkitt lymphoma in 37.6%. CONCLUSION: The childhood ovary tumours although rare, exist in Togo dominated by Burkitt lymphoma.
| ISSN : | 1769-6917 |
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| Mesh Heading : | Adolescent Biopsy Burkitt Lymphoma Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Ovarian Neoplasms Ovary Retrospective Studies Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors Teratoma Togo epidemiology pathology epidemiology pathology pathology epidemiology pathology epidemiology pathology epidemiology |
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| Mesh Heading Relevant : | epidemiology pathology |
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