title: Malignant renal tumours in adults in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Malignant renal tumour is the third commonest urological tumour after prostate and bladder cancer. It is however the urological tumour with the highest mortality/incidence ratio.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the frequency, mode of presentation and histological pattern of patients with malignant renal tumours in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 7 year retrospective review of all our renal tumour folders in theinstitution.
  
  
  RESULTS
  19 patients qualified for the study with a male/female ratio of 1:2.8 and a mean age of 52.6 +/- 15.8 years. The peak age was in the seventh decade. Most patient present late (78.9%). Renal cell cancer was the commonest tumour type with the commonest mode of presentation being abdominal mass and pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malignant renal tumours present very ate in our environment and patients hesitate in accepting available treatment option which is surgery. There is need for increased patient awareness and high index of suspicion by the clinician, particularly during imaging procedures, as this would significantly enhance the early detection of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State. duzo2001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: T U
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Mbaeri
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Orakwe
authors.forename: A M E
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nwofor
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Oranusi
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ulebe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D009549:Nigeria; D012189:Retrospective Studies