[Bladder cancers in Senegal: epidemiological, clinical and histological features]. / Les cancers de vessie au Sénégal : particularités épidémiologiques, cliniques et histologiques.
Prog Urol
; 18(7): 445-8, 2008 Jul.
Article
de Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18602605
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To present the epidemiological, clinical and histological profile of the bladder cancer in Senegal. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
The authors conducted a retrospective study based on registries and clinical data of patients admitted for bladder cancer confirmed by the histology at the university hospital Aristide-Le-Dantec of Dakar.RESULTS:
Four hundred and twenty-eight bladder cancers were recorded. The incidence of the bladder cancer was 2.5% of the whole of cancers. The mean age of the patients was 45.5 years (range 12-86 years). The sex-ratio was 1.25. The majority of the patients consulted for low urinary tract symptoms (94.5%) and hematuria (88%). The prevalent histological type was squamous cell carcinoma (50.70%).CONCLUSION:
The bladder cancer in Senegal is a cancer of the young adult. The prevalent histological type is squamous cell carcinoma.
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Collection:
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Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Tumeurs de la vessie urinaire
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Carcinome épidermoïde
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Carcinome transitionnel
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Africa
Langue:
Fr
Journal:
Prog Urol
Sujet du journal:
UROLOGIA
Année:
2008
Type de document:
Article