[Epidemiological and histological aspects of gynecologic and breast cancer in the pathology department of Niamey's Health Faculty, Niger].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study is to identify the epidemiological and histological aspects of gynaecologic and breast cancer for a best care of patients.


METHODS
A restropective and descriptive study have been realised in the Histopathologic laboratory of Niamey's Health faculty department, Niger. During 9 years (01 January 1992 to 31 December 2000), we brought up all cases of gynaecological and breast cancer. We analysed epidemiologic characteristics of patients, the histological type of cancer.


RESULTS
Gynaecologic and breast cancer reprensented 54.3% of woman cancer and 33.1% of diagnosed cancer of both sex. Patients mean age was 36.5 years (extreme 9 to 79 years). The most frequent site was breast (40.4%) follow by cervix (26%). The distribution according to histoloigical group have detected a neat predominance of epitheliale tumours (87%). Sarcoma represents 7.9% of case and 5.1% for the other histological types.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite the results, suggestions have been formulated for epidemiological and histological follow up of gynecologic and breast cancer in Niger.
Maternité ISSAKA GAZOBI, Niamey, Niger. madinayama@hotmail.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009548:Niger / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult