Archives of Surgical Oncology

Lagoon Mother and Child University Hospital, CHU-MEL, Cotonou, Benin

Publications

• Research Article   
  Role of Surgery in the Management of Female Breast Cancer in Two Referral Hospitals in Southern Benin
  Author(s): Freddy Houehanou Rodrigue GNANGNON*, Marthe Alice AGOSSOU, Yacoubou IMOROU SOUAIBOU, Moufalilou ABOUBAKAR, Patrice DANGBEMEY, Josiane Angéline Adjoua TONATO-BAGNAN, Dansou Gaspard GBESSI, DENAKPO Justin Lewis and Francis Moise DOSSOU
  
  Introduction: Breast cancer is a major public health problem. Its management is particularly difficult in countries with limited resources. Surgery is sometimes the only therapeutic option available. Our objective was to study the place of surgery in this management in the Republic of Benin. Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical multicenter study that included medical records of patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer over the period from January 2013 to October 2019 in two university hospitals in Cotonou, southern Republic of Benin. Results: The 141 included patients had an average age of 47.2 years. Surgery was of curative intent in 84.4% of cases. Mastectomy was the most common treatment (92.9%). The Patey technique modified by Madden (81.56%) was the most used technique. The overall morbidity was 8.5% dominated by postoperative hematoma. The other therapeutic method.. Read More»
  

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