title: [Epidemiological and pathological aspects of the gynecological and mammary cancers in Togo].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Gynecologic and mammary cancers occupy a prominent place in female tumor pathology. The purpose of this report is to describe aspects of these cancers in Togo.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective and descriptive study includes all gynecologic and mammary cancers diagnosed between 1987 and 2006 in the pathology laboratory of Tokoin University Hospital in Lomé, Togo.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, 882 gynecologic and mammary cancers were diagnosed. Breast cancer accounted for 440 cases (49.88%). The most common gynecologic cancer locations were the cervix in 212 cases (24.03%) and uterine corpus in 108 cases (12.25%). Mean patient age was 48.3 years overall, 48,6 years for breast cancer and 49 years for cervical cancer. In almost all cases, cancer was diagnosed at an invasive stage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gynecologic and mammary cancers are common in Togo and most cases are diagnosed at a late stage. An epidemiological monitoring program is needed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, CHU Tokoin, Lomé, Togo. f6kamegbor@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amégbor
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alfa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Darré
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Napo-Koura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akpadza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult