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  • Title: Pattern of malignant diseases at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
    Author: Okobia MN, Aligbe JU.
    Journal: Trop Doct; 2005 Apr; 35(2):91-2. PubMed ID: 15970031.
    Abstract:
    This study was designed to evaluate the pattern of malignant diseases seen at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital over a 20-year period (January 1980-December 1999). A total of 2258 histologically confirmed malignant diseases were seen with the predominant tumours comprising carcinoma of the cervix (20.59%), breast (18.25%), prostate (7.13%), endometrium (6.47%) and colon and rectum (5.71%). We believe that the figure reported here represents an underestimate of the frequency of malignant tumours seen in the hospital and recommend the establishment of hospital- and population-based cancer registries to ensure proper documentation of malignant diseases within the region.
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