Ff. Angwafo et al., TESTES TUMORS IN A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN CITY (YAOUNDE) - INCIDENT CASES AND HISTOPATHOLOGY, European urology, 30(3), 1996, pp. 345-348
Objectives: To determine the histologic types of testicular tumors and
identify associated risk factors. Methods: Data on clinical presentat
ion, age, race, history of cryptorchidism or testicular trauma and his
tologic types, on each patient with testis tumor, were abstracted from
medical records and the pathology register. Results: Of 14 tumors, 11
were malignant. Five were Burkitt's and 2 non-Burkitt's lymphomas, 1
plasmocytoma and 3 seminomas. None of the seminomas occurred in black
Africans. Conclusion: The epidemiology and histology of testis tumors
in Yaounde differs considerably from other reported series. Burkitt's
lymphoma is the commonest tumor. This alters the approach to the manag
ement of testicular masses. Race and geography seem to be important in
the occurrence of testes tumors.