Caract éristiques épidémiologiques, cliniques, histo-pathologiques et thérapeutiques du Cancer du rein dans l’Ouest Algérien: à propos de 115 cas

Conclusion Le cancer rénal dans notre population était une pathologie de sujets âgés, avec une prédominance masculine et symptomatologie polymorphe. Le carcinome rénal à cellules claires était le type histologique le plus fréquent avec dominance des stades T3, T2 et des grades II et III. Objectives The main aim was to conduct a retrospective epidemiological study to determine the histoclinical, pathological and therapeutic characteristics of kidney cancers in western Algeria. Patients and methods Retrospective epidemiological study including 115 cases of kidney cancer diagnosed in the oncology and pathology of the University Hospital of Sidi Bel Abbes and Military Regional University Hospital of Oran (HMRUO) during period January, 2006 – December, 2013. Results It was about 65 men (people) and 50 women. The average age of diagnosis was of 58.54 years (range 20–88 years). The most common risk factors were the arterial high blood pressure (53, 04%) followed by smoking (38, 26%). Hematuria was the revealing sign most frequently noted in 45, 21% of the cases. The diagnosis was based on tomodensitometry in 100% of patients. The tumor stages T3 (38, 26%) and T2 (27, 82%) were the most frequent. The main histological types of renal tumors were the clear cell carcinoma (79 cases). Metastasis were noted in 22,60 of the patients, mainly affecting the lungs (61, 53%). Nephrectomy was the reference treatment for 70.44% of the patients. Conclusion Renal cancer in our popu...
Source: African Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research