The Relative Frequency and Patterns of Solid Malignant Tumors in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital: A 10 Year Histopathology Review
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
A ten year retrospective study was carried out consecutively on all histologically diagnosed solid malignant tumors to determine the relative frequency, and patterns of malignant solid tumors in the department of Pathology, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital between 1st January 2003 and 31st December 2012 with a view of providing information on cancer burden. Pathology reports of all patients diagnosed with solid malignant tumors within the study period were retrieved and assessed with respect to age, gender, site, and histology types. Data were entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Statistics 21.0. A total of 15,685 patients were histopathologically diagnosed with various solid malignant tumors. Most cancers were recorded among females accounting for (71.4%) of the total cases. The top ten frequently diagnosed cancers when both sexes considered together were cervical cancers in females accounting for (34.66%) followed by female breast (10.10%), lymphomas (7.92%), melanoma and non melanoma skin cancers ( 6.82%), soft tissue sarcomas (5.98%), colorectal (5.11%), esophagus (3.08%),secondary carcinomas in the lymph nodes (2.98%), eye and adnexa (2.93%), and bladder (2.98%). This study revealed cancers of the cervix, breast and lymphomas combined account for 52.6% of the total cases.
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Tufa Gemechu, Wajana Lako Labisso, Negussie Deyessa
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