title: Pattern of malignant diseases at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the pattern of malignant diseases seen at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital over a 20-year period (January 1980-December 1999). A total of 2258 histologically confirmed malignant diseases were seen with the predominant tumours comprising carcinoma of the cervix (20.59%), breast (18.25%), prostate (7.13%), endometrium (6.47%) and colon and rectum (5.71%). We believe that the figure reported here represents an underestimate of the frequency of malignant tumours seen in the hospital and recommend the establishment of hospital- and population-based cancer registries to ensure proper documentation of malignant diseases within the region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin/University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin-City, Nigeria. michaelokobia@Yahoo.com
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Okobia
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Aligbe
mesh_terms: D001541:Benin / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*