Malignant renal tumours seen in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Obiorah, Christopher Chinedu; Ofuru, Vitalis Obisike

doi:10.21804/20-1-1058

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 17 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Wilm's tumour is most often unilateral, though it can sometimes be bilateral. Renal malignancies were thought to be rare in Africa 4 , but with closer observation, the incidence is higher than previously realized 5 . In Africa, childhood malignancy is an emerging problem.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 84%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Paediatric renal tumours in Port Harcourt: A five-year retrospective study

Gbobo¹,

Abhulimen²

2022

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Wilms’ tumour is the most common among renal tumours in the paediatric population. In Africa, data on pediatric renal tumours are rare. This study aims to highlight the challenges and peculiarities in the management of paediatric renal tumours in a resource-poor setting. Materials and Methods This is a five-year retrospective study conducted at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Ethical approval for the study was sought and gotten from the hospital’s ethical committee. The information gotten includes history, duration of symptoms, examination findings, age of the patient, stage of disease, intraoperative findings, number of chemotherapies, and post-operative complications. The data collected was analyzed and presented in tables and charts. Results: Twenty-eight patients met the inclusion criteria; 17 males and 11 females. The mean age was 3 years 6 months and the median age was 3 years 3 months. The age range was 9 months to 16 years. Most patients presented between 3 and 9 months after the onset of symptoms. The most common symptom was a painless abdominal mass which was present in all patients. Most patients presented late as fifty percent of patients presented with Stage 4 disease. Most patients had nephrectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. Only three patients are alive five years after treatment. Conclusion: Mean age of presentation of patients with pediatric renal tumours was 3.5years. Late presentation with advanced stage is common. Painless abdominal mass was the most common presentation. The most common histological diagnosis was Wilm’s tumour. We carried out a nephrectomy before adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Studies about renal tumours have been conducted in Port Harcourt by Seleye-Fubara et al 4 . which was published in 2006 and Obiorah et al 5 . which was published in 2017.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Paediatric renal tumours in Port Harcourt: A five-year retrospective study

Gbobo¹,

Abhulimen²

2022

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Malignant renal tumours seen in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Cited by 1 publication

References 17 publications

Paediatric renal tumours in Port Harcourt: A five-year retrospective study

Paediatric renal tumours in Port Harcourt: A five-year retrospective study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About