Epidemiological and histological aspects of gynecologic and breast cancer in the pathology department of Niamey's Health Faculty, Niger

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to identify the epidemiological and histological aspects of gynaecologic and breast cancer for a best care of patients. METHODOLOGY: A restropective and descriptive study have been realised in the Histopathologic laboratory of Niamey's Health faculty department, Niger. During 9 years (01 January 1992 to 31 December 2000), we brought up all cases of gynaecological and breast cancer. We analysed epidemiologic characteristics of patients, the histological type of cancer. RESULTS: Gynaecologic and breast cancer reprensented 54.3% of woman cancer and 33.1% of diagnosed cancer of both sex. Patients mean age was 36.5 years (extreme 9 to 79 years). The most frequent site was breast (40.4%) follow by cervix (26%). The distribution according to histoloigical group have detected a neat predominance of epitheliale tumours (87%). Sarcoma represents 7.9% of case and 5.1% for the other histological types. CONCLUSION: Despite the results, suggestions have been formulated for epidemiological and histological follow up of gynecologic and breast cancer in Niger.