TITLE:
Epidemiological, Clinical and Anatomopathological Aspects of Cancers in Central African Republic Children
AUTHORS:
Jess Elio Kosh Komba Palet, Cyriaque Simplice Kango, Carine Kiteze Nguinzanemou, Marie Christine Awa Sépou Yanza, Marie Colette Nganda Bangue, Barbara Ouansaba, Mouhamadou Ousmane, Jean Chrysostome Gody, Boniface Koffi
KEYWORDS:
Cancer, Child, Epidemiology, Central African Republic
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.12 No.5,
November
23,
2022
ABSTRACT: Objectives: To determine the epidemiological, clinical and
anatomopathological aspects of childhood cancer in CAR. Patients and
Methods: This was a retrospective study carried out from May 2015 to May
2018, at the Center Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique de Bangui (CHUPB).
The study population consisted of patients aged under 15 followed in the UHOPB
for malignant tumors on clinical, radiological or ultrasound suspicion of
malignancy and confirmed or not by histology or biology. A questionnaire was used
to collect the data which was analyzed using SPSS11.0 software. Results: During
the study period, we collected 107 cases of childhood cancer. The annual
hospital incidence was 1.27% in 2016; 1.93% in 2017 and 1.50% in 2018 The
average monthly frequency of patients followed is 35.66. The intensity of pain
assessed in the 99 patients ranged from 02/10 to 09/10 with an average of
5.41/10. The mean duration of the disease was 3.3 months with extremes at 1.2
months and 36 months. A predominance of comorbidity with HIV is 41.66%. Histologically
diagnosed malignant tumors are dominated by 30.4% Burkitt’s lymphoma. Conclusion: Data on cancer incidence are scarce in developing countries and for the
most part are hospital statistics. In CAR, it will be important to set up a
national register for collecting information.