Clinical Study
Cancers in Togo from 1984 to 2008: Epidemiological and Pathological Aspects of 5251 Cases
Table 1
Distribution of cancers by site and sex.
| ICD-10 | Site | Male | % | Female | % | Both sexes | % | Nb** of cases | Nb** of cases | Nb** of cases |
| C0–C06 | Mouth | 80 | 3.1 | 39 | 1.5 | 119 | 2.3 | C07-C08 | Salivary gland | 77 | 3.0 | 39 | 1.5 | 116 | 2.2 | C9–C14 | Pharynx | 52 | 2 | 22 | 0.8 | 74 | 1.3 | C15 | Oesophagus | 129 | 5.0 | 49 | 1.8 | 178 | 3.4 | C16 | Stomach | 264 | 10.3 | 115 | 4.3 | 379 | 7.2 | C17 | Small intestine | 19 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.5 | 33 | 0.6 | C18–C21 | Colon, rectum, anus | 115 | 4.5 | 61 | 2.2 | 176 | 3.4 | C22 | Liver | 74 | 2.9 | 42 | 1.6 | 116 | 2.2 | C23-C24 | Gallbladder, and so forth. | 3 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | C25 | Pancreas | 16 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.4 | C30-C31 | Nose, sinuses, and so forth. | 31 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.4 | 41 | 0.8 | C32 | Larynx | 95 | 3.7 | 12 | 0.4 | 107 | 2.0 | C33-C34 | Trachea, bronchus and lung | 40 | 1.6 | 12 | 0.4 | 52 | 1.0 | C38 | Pleura | 23 | 0.9 | 31 | 1.2 | 54 | 1.0 | C40-C41 | Bone | 160 | 6.2 | 99 | 3.7 | 259 | 4.9 | C43 | Melanoma of the skin | 48 | 1.9 | 25 | 0.9 | 73 | 1.4 | C44 | Other skin cancers | 268 | 10.4 | 134 | 5.0 | 402 | 7.6 | C45 | Mesothelioma | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.2 | C46 | Kaposi’s sarcoma | 92 | 3.6 | 133 | 5.0 | 225 | 4.3 | C49 | Other soft tissue | 13 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.5 | C50 | Breast | 25 | 1.1 | 729 | 27.1 | 754 | 14.4 | C51 | Vulva | — | — | 20 | 0.7 | 20 | 0.4 | C52 | Vagina | — | — | 27 | 1.0 | 27 | 0.5 | C53 | Cervix | — | — | 302 | 11.2 | 302 | 5.8 | C54 | Uterus | — | — | 112 | 4.2 | 112 | 2.1 | C56 | Ovary | — | — | 132 | 4.9 | 132 | 2.5 | C57 | Fallopian tube | — | — | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | C58 | Placenta | — | — | 43 | 1.6 | 43 | 0.8 | C60 | Penis | 13 | 0.5 | — | — | 13 | 0.2 | C61 | Prostate | 332 | 12.9 | — | — | 332 | 6.3 | C62 | Testis | 21 | 0.8 | — | — | 21 | 0.4 | C64 | Kidney | 29 | 1.1 | 22 | 0.8 | 51 | 1.1 | C65 | Renal pelvis | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | C67 | Bladder | 43 | 1.7 | 21 | 0.8 | 64 | 1.2 | C68 | Ureter | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | C69 | Eye | 70 | 2.7 | 62 | 23 | 132 | 2.5 | C70–C72 | Brain, nervous system | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | C73 | Thyroid | 23 | 0.9 | 62 | 2.3 | 85 | 1.6 | C76 | Other and unspecified | 13 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.4 | C77–C80 | Metastasis | 55 | 2.1 | 41 | 1.5 | 96 | 1.9 | C81 | Hodgkin disease | 62 | 2.4 | 30 | 1.1 | 92 | 1.8 | C82–C85 | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 237 | 9.2 | 170 | 6.3 | 407 | 7.8 | C90 | Myeloma | 5 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | C91–C95 | Leukaemia | 29 | 1.1 | 29 | 1.1 | 58 | 1.1 |
| | All sites | 2565 | 100 | 2686 | 100 | 5251 | 100 |
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Nb**: Number.
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