title: [Burkitt's lymphoma in Cameroon. Anatomo-clinical and epidemiologic considerations of 66 cases seen from 1980 to 1986].
abstract: An epidemiological study of 66 cases of Burkitt's lymphoma, a census taken between 1980 and 1986 permitted us to ascertain that, in Cameroon, this disease does not only affect children under the age of 15 years, and that the distribution is almost the same in both sexes. Geographically, the littoral and the western region are more affected than the rest of the country. Clinically although the maxillo-facial localisations are not negligible (29.6%), the abdomen involvement is more common (50%; particularly ovary in women). The clinical aspects met are fairly often advanced or generalized cases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie pathologique et de Cytologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mouden
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Garrigue
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Le lymphome de Burkitt au Cameroun. Considérations anatomo-cliniques et épidémiologiques sur 66 cas recensés de 1980 à 1986.