title: Evaluation of the Histo-Epidemiological Profile of Solid Childhood Cancers in Togo.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cancer is a subject of continuing concern, more common in adults than in children, but often with a poor outcome in the latter. Our study set itself the objective to describe the epidemiological and histological aspects of solid cancers in children in Togo.
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive, cross-sectional study focused on cases of solid cancers in children diagnosed from 2010 to 2014 (5 years) at the pathology laboratory of the Tokoin teaching hospital. Data were collected from the records of that laboratory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We collected 66 cases of childhood cancer representing 5% of all solid cancers. The annual incidence was 13.2 cases. The sex ratio (M/F) was 1.4; mean age was of 7.2±1.6 years. The age group most affected was that of 5-9 years (40.9%). Four histological groups of solid childhood cancers were listed: lymphoma (n=34 cases; 51.5%), embryonic cancer (n=17 cases; 25.8%), sarcomas (n=13 cases; 19.7%) and carcinoma (n=2 cases; 3%). The most common histological types were Burkitt lymphoma (36.4%), nephroblastoma (10.6%) and retinoblastoma (10.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that solid cancers in children are relatively frequent in Togo with a male predominance. They are still largely dominated by Burkitt lymphoma, followed by retinoblastoma and nephroblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Teaching Hospital of Lome, Togo E-mail : paolodarre@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Tchin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Darré
authors.forename: Nidain
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maneh
authors.forename: Matchonna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kpatcha
authors.forename: Azanledji
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boumé
authors.forename: Essohana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Padaro
authors.forename: Koffi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amégbor
authors.forename: Gado
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Napo-Koura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology