title: Pattern of urological malignancy in Zambia. A hospital-based histopathological study.
abstract: The pattern of urological malignancy among the indigenous population of Zambia (determined on the basis of histopathological reports from a major national hospital during an 8-year period) is presented. A total of 6514 malignancies were observed, of which 784 (12%) were of urological origin. Bladder carcinoma, predominantly squamous type, was the commonest urological tumour (51%), followed by carcinoma of the prostate (26%), carcinoma of the penis (18%), renal tumours (4.3%) and testicular malignancy (0.7%). In nearly 32% of the bladder tumours, bilharzial ova were demonstrated histopathologically. Nephroblastoma accounted for 70% of the renal tumours and from a total of 7 cases of testicular tumours 5 were embryonal carcinoma and 2 seminoma. A brief reference is made to the pattern and aetiology of urological malignancies in some neighbouring countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elem
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Patil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology; D015024:Zambia / Q000453:epidemiology