[Hodgkin's disease: epidemiological and anatomopathological aspects].
Only seventy cases of Hodgkin's disease were reported in Cameroon over a twelve-year period (1979-1989), which represents about six cases a year. Hodgkin's disease therefore seems to be rare in Cameroon where it will be useful to follow its epidemiological course. At the present time, 81.5% of patients are male and children aged 10 to 19 are mostly affected. Type I (lymphocytic predominance) is the more frequent, representing 40% of cases. Biopsy leading to the diagnosis is mainly performed on cervical lymph nodes (58% of cases).
Département de Pathologie, Centre Universitaire des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Yaoundé, République du Cameroun.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
Maladie de Hodgkin au Cameroun: aspects épidémiologiques et anatomo-pathologiques.