Hepatocellular carcinoma in Senegal: epidemiological, clinical and etiological aspects about 229 cases at Hôpital Principal de Dakar .

Autor:	Diallo I; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Ndiaye B; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Touré M; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Sow A; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Mbengue A; Department of Medical Biology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Diawara PS; Department of Medical Imaging, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Gning SB; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Mbaye PS; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Fall F; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal., Mbengue M; Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Hôpital Général de Grand-Yoff, Dakar, Senegal.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2021 Jan 28; Vol. 38, pp. 99. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 28 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2021.38.99.25195
Abstrakt:	Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major public health problem in Senegal, and the third most common cancer in terms of incidence. However, there are no recent data on the characteristics of this pathology in our country. The aim was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, aetiological and therapeutic aspects of HCC at Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Senegal. We did a descriptive retrospective study, including patients hospitalized from January 2012 to December 2017. We included 229 patients. The mean age was 47.4 years (21 - 88 years), and 77 patients (33.6%) were under 40 years of age. The sex ratio was 6.6. Twelve patients (5.2%) had a family history of 1 st degree cirrhosis or HCC. Ten patients (4.4%) were previously treated with nucleotide analogues. The most common clinical sign at diagnosis was abdominal pain (91.7%). Alpha-fetoprotein level was normal in 12.2% of patients, and greater than 400 ng/ml in 68.1% of cases. Abdominal ultrasound found nodular HCC in 122 patients (68.2%), infiltrative HCC in 19 patients (10.6%), and was normal in 38 cases (21.2%). Subjacent cirrhosis was detected in 71.3% of cases. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed compatible HCC lesions in 88.8% of cases. A histological diagnosis was obtained in 2 patients (0.9%). The most common etiological factor was hepatitis B virus (69.4%), characterized mostly by a younger age (p = 0.001). In 20.9% of cases, no aetiology was found. An advanced or terminal stage (BCLC C/D) was found in 217 cases (94.8%). The treatment was curative in 12 patients (5.2%), and palliative in 7 cases (3.1%). The evolution at one year was favourable in 6 patients (2.6%). Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a disease that mainly affects young male adults in Senegal. The main aetiological factor remains HBV infection. The diagnosis is made at an advanced stage and the prognosis very bad. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Ibrahima Diallo et al.)
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