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Factors Associated With Esophagus Cancers in Togo, Sub-Saharan Africa by Tchin Darré; Toukilnan Djiwa; Roland-Moise Lidawu Kogoe; Kodjo Eugene Eklu; Fousseni Alassani; Panakinao Simgban; Mayi Bombone; Bagassam Sama; Boyodi Tchangai; Aklesso Bagny; Gado Napo-Koura is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background: Esophagus cancer is cancer of poor prognosis, of often late diagnosis. The objective of this study was to describe the factors associated with esophagus cancers in the Togolese population. ## Methods: It was a retrospective descriptive, cross-sectional study, on esophagus cancers histologically diagnosed at the Pathological Laboratory of Lomé over a period of 31 years (1990-2021). ## Results: We have collected 144 cases of esophagus cancer. The average age of patients was 57 ± 12 years, and the sex ratio was 2.34. The most applicant service was the service of Hepato Gastroenterology of CHU Campus (30.6%). Alcohol (57.6%), tobacco (45.8%) were the most present risk factors. Biopsies were the most addressed (97.2%). The average duration of symptom evolution was 6.42 months and the main symptom at the time of diagnosis was dysphagia (36.8%). The location of cancer was the lower third for 71.5% of cases. At histology, epidermoid carcinoma was the dominant type (90.3%). Male sex was statistically associated with the occurrence of epidermoid carcinoma and female sex with the occurrence of adenocarcinoma (__P__ < .001). Alcohol, smoking, and consumption of hot foods were st

Author

Tchin Darré; Toukilnan Djiwa; Roland-Moise Lidawu Kogoe; Kodjo Eugene Eklu; Fousseni Alassani; Panakinao Simgban; Mayi Bombone; Bagassam Sama; Boyodi Tchangai; Aklesso Bagny; Gado Napo-Koura

Published

2023