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Epidemiological and pathological aspects of gastrointestinal tumors in Togo
K Amegbor1, G A Napo-Koura, B Songne-Gnamkoulamba
1Laboratoire d'anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, CHU de Lomé-Tokoin, Lomé, Togo. f6kamegbor@yahoo.fr
Purpose:
The incidence of gastrointestinal tumors is difficult to estimate in Togo, so the purpose of this report was to describe the tumors diagnosed by the national pathology laboratory.
Methods:
This was a retrospective descriptive study of 742 gastrointestinal tumors diagnosed between 1986 and 2005 by the pathology laboratory of the Tokoin university hospital in Lomé, Togo.
Results:
There was an annual incidence of 37 gastrointestinal tumors, including 27 cancers, with twice as many tumors diagnosed in men as in women. The average age of patients diagnosed with a benign tumor was 44 years compared with 52 years for those with a malignant tumor. Stomach tumors predominated (n=306; 41.2%). Papilloma was the most frequent benign tumor type (n=100; 47.8%), while malignant tumors were mostly gastric adenocarcinoma (n=224; 42% of all cancers), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (n=100; 19%) and colorectal adenocarcinoma (n=89; 17%).
Conclusion:
Gastrointestinal tumors are frequently seen in Togo, and an epidemiological monitoring program is needed.
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