title: Bladder cancer in Kano--a histopathological review.
abstract: Malignant tumours of the bladder have been observed to be quite common in Kano but there has been no formal study. This four-year (1998-2001) retrospective review sought to document the pattern of these neoplasms. Vesical malignancies constituted 6.4% of all cancers in Kano with squamous (53%) and transitional (35%) carcinomas as the most common histological types. Males outnumbered females more than five times (M:F = 5.2.:1). Cancer of the bladder was most prevalent in the 5th and 6th decades with a mean age of 48.8 years. In general our findings are similar to bladder cancer in other schistosomal endemic regions of Africa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ochicha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alhassan
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Edino
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Nwokedi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*