Incidence, and gender, age and ethnic distribution of sarcomas in the republic of suriname from 1980 to 2008.

Objective: We report on the incidence and the gender, age, and ethnic distribution of sarcomas diagnosed between 1980 and 2008 in the multi-ethnic Republic of Suriname.

Methods: Total and average yearly number of cases, crude rates, as well as relevant population data were derived from the records of the Pathologic Anatomy Laboratory and the General Bureau of Statistics, respectively, and stratified according to gender, age groups 0-19, 20-49 and 50+ years, and the largest ethnic groups (Hindustani, Creole, Javanese and Maroons).

Results: Between 1980 and 2008, 258 sarcomas were diagnosed in Suriname, ie at a frequency of nine per year and an annual rate of two per 100 000.