A comparative study of ovarian tumours in black and Indian patients.
An analysis of 426 primary ovarian tumours in Black and Indian patients in Natal shows a disparity in the incidence of cystomas and teratomas in the two groups. Cystomas comprise 29% of all ovarian tumours in Blacks compared with 67% in Indians. Germ cell tumours, however, predominate in Blacks, comprising 52%, as opposed to 19% in Indians. The Indian distribution is similar to that of American and European groups.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013019:South Africa; D013724:Teratoma / Q000453:epidemiology