Katchy K C, Datubo-Brown D D, Gogo-Abite M, Iweha U U
Department of Pathology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Eur J Surg Oncol. 1989 Jun;15(3):217-9.
In this study, the clinico-pathological features of breast cancers seen in Rivers State of Nigeria were retrospectively analysed. Nine out of 67 patients (13%) were younger than 30 years of age. Only 13% of 46 patients presented within one month of the onset of symptoms. The mean duration of symptoms varied from 3.7 months in patients under 30 years of age to 13.3 months in those in the 50-59 years age range. Most patients, 40 out of 51, presented with axillary lymph node metastases, the incidence of which varied directly with both the duration of symptoms and age. It is suggested that the rise in the incidence of axillary lymph node metastasis with age is determined by increase in the duration of symptoms. These results highlight the need to intensify cancer education in the population. The presenting complaints and the distribution of the various histological types did not differ from other reports.
在本研究中，对尼日利亚河流州所见乳腺癌的临床病理特征进行了回顾性分析。67例患者中有9例（13%）年龄小于30岁。46例患者中只有13%在症状出现后1个月内就诊。症状的平均持续时间从30岁以下患者的3.7个月到50 - 59岁年龄组患者的13.3个月不等。51例患者中有40例出现腋窝淋巴结转移，其发生率与症状持续时间和年龄均呈正相关。提示腋窝淋巴结转移发生率随年龄增长是由症状持续时间增加所决定的。这些结果凸显了在人群中加强癌症教育的必要性。所呈现的主诉以及各种组织学类型的分布与其他报告并无差异。
