title: Endometrial carcinoma in Nigerians. A pathologic study.
abstract: Endometrial carcinoma is an uncommon disease in the Nigerian female and its ratio to carcinoma of the cervix could be as low as 1:40, compared with the about 1:2 ratio for the temperate climates. In the 10-year period under review (1973-1982), only 10 cases could be clearly established. Nine tumors were adenocarcinomas, with most of these exhibiting a papillary pattern, while the tenth case was an adenosquamous carcinoma. One of the papillary adenocarcinomas contained clear cells. Most lesions were Grade I or Grade II. The youngest patient was 42 years of age while the oldest patient was aged 78 years (mean age, 58.9 years). A more favorable grade and lesser degree of myometrial invasion characterized the neoplasms in the younger patients.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology