title: [Gastrointestinal lymphomas in Togo: epidemiological and prognosis aspects].
abstract: The digestive tract is the principal site of the extranodal non Hodgkin lymphomas. The purpose of our work was to describe the epidemiology and the prognosis of gastro-intestinal lymphomas in Togo. It was about a retrospective study relating to 32 cases diagnosed in Togo during 20 years. The gastro-intestinal lymphomas are not very frequent affection in Togo accounting for 5.6% of cancers of the digestive tract and occurring at 37 years an average age with a sex-ratio H/F to 1.5. Histologically, the lymphomas of intermediate rank were most observed according to the classification of Working Formulation (62.6%), where in fact the MALT lymphomas of high rank of malignity prevailed according to the classification of Isaacson. Their preferential topography was the stomach (59%). The narrowness of our technical plate poses enormous diagnostic problems of these lymphomas.
authors.affiliation: Faculté Mixte de Médecine et de PharmacieUniversité de Lomé, BP 1515, Lomé, Togo. f6kamegbor@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amégbor
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Napo-Koura
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Songne-Gnamkoulamba
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Redah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tekou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult