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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Breast cancer in Ghanaian women: What has changed?
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 140, No. 1, Year 2013
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Description
Objectives: To evaluate breast cancer in Ghanaian women and to compare these findings with those of previous studies by using histopathologic data. Methods: A review of all breast cancer specimens from January 2005 through December 2009 in our institution was conducted. Results: Of 4,109 female breast specimens reviewed, 1,342 (32.7%) were malignant. Mean (SD) patient age was 50.3 (13.3) years, and mean size of the primary tumors was 4.5 cm. Eighteen (1.3%) specimens were malignant phyllodes tumors. Significant positive associations were found between size of the primary tumor and histologic type (P = .01), histologic grade (P = .001), nodal involvement (P < .001), and TNM stage (P < .001). Conclusions: More than 3 decades after the first publication of breast cancer in Ghanaian women, patients are still presenting with large clinically and histologically advanced invasive cancers. © 2013 American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Edmund, Der Muonir
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Naaeder, Simon B.
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Tettey, Yao
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Gyasi, Richard Kwasi
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Statistics
Citations: 37
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1309/AJCPW7TZLS3BFFIU
ISSN:
00029173
e-ISSN:
19437722
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Participants Gender
Female