Histo-Epidemiology of Kidney Cancer in Cameroon: About 110 Cases

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Published Dec 17, 2016
DOI https://doi.org/10.9734/JCTI/2017/30063
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Jean Paul Ndamba Engbang
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon and Laquintinie Hospital of Douala, Douala, Cameroon and North-Ossetian State Medical Academy, Vladikavkaz, Russia
Beyeme Sala
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon and Laquintinie Hospital of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
Celestin Fonkwa
Laquintinie Hospital of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
Yoan Ligan
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
Bruno Djougmo Djimeli
Laquintinie Hospital of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
Godefroy Simo
Bio-Medical and Cancer Center of Bafoussam, Bafoussam, Cameroon
André Moune
Anapathos Laboratory, Douala, Cameroon
Amadou Fewou
Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon
Jean Louis Oyono Essame
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon and Yaounde University Health Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Alan Hasigov
North-Ossetian State Medical Academy, Vladikavkaz, Russia
Aleksandre Ephiev
North-Ossetian State Medical Academy, Vladikavkaz, Russia

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the epidemiological and histopathological aspects of kidney cancer in Cameroon.

Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study on malignant tumors of the kidney examined in the anatomical pathology laboratories of five regions (Center, Littoral, West, South-west and North-west), over a period of 12 years (2004-2015). The studied parameters were: frequency, age, sex, histological type.

Results: A total of 110 cases of kidney cancer were collected, representing 8.55% of malignant urogenital tumors. The mean age of patients was 28.72±24.79 years (extremes: 4 months - 76 years). Females are relatively more affected than males (56 cases, 50.91%), with female-to-male ratio of 1.04:1. A total of 58 (52.73%) cases of renal cell carcinomas (RCC), 46 (41.82%) cases of nephroblastomas (NB) and 3 (2.73%) of soft tissue tumors were identified.

Conclusion: Kidney cancer is the third urogenital cancer in Cameroon characterized by a relative female predominance with renal cell carcinoma as the predominant histological type.

 

Keywords:
Cancer, kidney, epidemiology, histopathology, Cameroon

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Paul Ndamba Engbang, J., Sala, B., Fonkwa, C., Ligan, Y., Djougmo Djimeli, B., Simo, G., Moune, A., Fewou, A., Louis Oyono Essame, J., Hasigov, A., & Ephiev, A. (2016). Histo-Epidemiology of Kidney Cancer in Cameroon: About 110 Cases. Journal of Cancer and Tumor International, 5(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.9734/JCTI/2017/30063
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2017 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
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Original Research Article