title: The Prevalence of HIV in Cancer Patients at the Surgical Oncology Unit of Donka University Hospital of Conakry (Guinea).
abstract: Aim. To determine the prevalence of HIV infection among patients seen at the surgical oncology unit of Donka (Conakry, Guinea). Method. We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study of HIV infection in cancer patients from May 2007 to December 2012. Social characteristics (age, gender, marital status, and education) and immune status (HIV type, CD4 count) were reviewed. Results. Out of 2598 cancer patients, 54 (2.1%) tested positive for HIV. There were 11 (20.4%) defining AIDS and 43 (79.6%) nondefining AIDS cancers. The most frequent cancers were breast (14) (26.0%), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (6) (11.1%), liver (6) (11.1%), eye and annexes (6) (11.1%), and cervical cancer (5) (9.3%). These patients were female in 34 (63.0%) and had a median age of 39 years and body mass index was 20,3 Kg/m(2). They were unschooled in 40 (74.1%) and married in 35 (64.8%). CD4 count showed a median of 317 cells/mL. Antiretroviral treatment was performed in 40 (74.1%). Conclusion. HIV prevalence is higher in patients in our unit of surgical oncology. Breast cancer was the most common in this association. A national survey of a large sample is needed to determine the true prevalence and impact of HIV on cancer prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Unit, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Bangaly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Traore
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Disease Department, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Thierno Souleymane
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Bah
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Disease Department, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Fode Amara
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Traore
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Disease Department, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Mamadou Saliou
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Unit, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Solomana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diane
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Unit, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Mamady
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keita
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cisse
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Moussa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koulibaly
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Conakry, Guinea.
authors.forename: Naby Daouda
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Camara