A ten-year study of prostate cancer specimens at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (A.B.U.T.H), Zaria, Nigeria

O.P. Oluwole, A.H. Rafindadi, M.S. Shehu, M.O.A. Samaila
2015 African Journal of Urology  
In recent years attention has focused on malignant prostatic lesions due to the perceived high incidence of prostatic carcinoma in different geographical areas worldwide. Unfortunately, African American race/ethnicity is one of the three primary non-modifiable risk factors confirmed for prostate cancer. (H&E) stained histology slides were retrieved and studied. The patients' bio-data were retrieved from the patient case files and departmental records. After histological assessment, the tumours
more » ... ere classified according to WHO recommendation. Histological grading and staging of adenocarcinoma was done using the Gleason Score. Results: Between January 1991 and December 2000, a total of 151 cases of prostate cancer were seen, constituting 4.1% of all malignancies and 10.1% of male malignancies seen during this period. The diagnosis was based on histopathological analysis of specimens obtained from Trucut needle biopsies and open prostatectomies. The patients' age ranged from 30 to 79 years with a mean age of 64.5 years. The peak age at diagnosis was in the seventh decade, while two relatively young patients were found to have prostate cancer at the age of 30 and 32, respectively. All the tumours were adenocarcinomas, 51.6% were poorly and 58.4% moderately differentiated.
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