title: Pattern of urological malignancies seen at Federal Medical Centre Gombe North Eastern Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The incidence of urological malignancies is on the increase globally like most other malignant tumours. There is generally poor documentation of urological malignancies in Nigeria attested to by the paucity of literature on this subject matter. This study was carried out to document the pattern and distribution of urological malignancies seen at Federal Medical Centre, Gombe, North Eastern Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective analysis of all pathologically proven urological malignancies seen at this centre from January 2000 to December 2007. All records of patients with the diagnosis of urological malignancies were retrieved from the histopathology registers, operation registers and patients' case notes. The patients' biodata including their ages, sex and tumour site were extracted and analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 118 cases of urological malignancies were recorded during the 8 years under review. Ninety-nine (83.9%) ocurred in males while the remaining 19 (16.1%) were in females giving a male: female ratio of 5:1. Children comprised of nine 9 (7.6%) and adults 109 (92.4%) of the population. The organ specific frequency of occurrence of the tumour in descending order comprised of prostate 63 (53.4%) bladder 33 (28.0%), kidney 17 (14.4%), testes 3 (2.5.%) penis 2 (1.7%) ureter and urethra (0%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We concluded that prostate, urinary bladder and renal carcinomas are the three most common urological malignancies in North Eastern Nigeria.
authors: Department of Pathology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State. mdayuba10th@yahoo.com
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Dauda
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Misauno
authors: E O
authors: EO
authors: Ojo
authors: U U
authors: UU
authors: Nnadozie
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology; D018239:Seminoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult