title: The pattern of pancreatic carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital.
abstract: A 10-year (1976-1986) retrospective study was done on 30 cases with histological diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma. The male to female ratio was 1.3:1 and the peak incidence was in the 6th and 7th decades. The head of the pancreas was involved in 96% of cases while solid adenocarcinoma of duct cell origin accounted for 73.3% of cases, followed by anaplastic carcinoma (23.3%). The commonest complications were distinct metastasis (86.6%), obstructive jaundice (73.3%) and upper gastrointestinal bleed (13.6%).
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Ogutu
mesh_terms: D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies