title: [Current aspects of gastric cancer in Senegal. Epidemiological and clinical study of 220 cases (1984-1991)].
abstract: 220 cases of gastric cancer were selected from Dakar Hospitals during seven years (1984-1991). This retrospective study confirms that gastric cancer is the most common cancer of the Gastro-intestinal tract (48.4%). The sex ratio was 2.7 (M/F) with mean age of 50 years. However, a steady progression of gastric cancer was noticed beginning at 40 years. Despite the introduction of upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy the classical evolved form was the most commonly found (83.2%). The associated lesions known to be premalignant were found in 22.7% of cases. The patients were seen with a long delay after the first symptoms. This is why we have long delays of diagnosis in our centers. 61.7% of them are seen 3 to 12 months after their first symptoms. In 70% of cases, lesions were found on antropyloric region. The most common histological type remain adenocarcinoma (90% of cases). Even though endoscopy has contributed to increase the incidence of gastric cancer, it did not allow to discover early gastric carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Médicale I, Hôpital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mbengue
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Diouf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diouf
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pouye
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Aspects actuels du cancer gastrique au Sénégal. Etude épidémiologique et clinique à propos de 220 cas (1984-1991).