[Hormonal status and overexpression of HER2 in breast cancer, Cancerology department of Treichville UHC. Preliminary results].

Main Objective: determine the profile of the hormonal receptors and HER2 in order to optimize the patient's treatment by hormonotherapy and to propose targeted therapeutic to the few patients can procure themselves, when the indication is put.

Secondary Objectives: show the feasibility of these exams in sub-Saharan Africa and also the necessity to improve the technical tray permitting to do these exams in routine thus.

Patients And Methods: Preliminary results of a prospective, descriptive study, on 10 months, achieved to the Cancerology service of Treichville CHU in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

[Diagnosis of endometrial pathologies in West Africa: contribution of saline infusion sonography. Experience of Yopougon's teaching hospital (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)].

Objective: The aim of this survey was to value the contribution of saline infusion sonography (SIS) to endometrial pathologies diagnosis in a context of work where hysterography is the reference exam rather than hysteroscopy.

Patients And Methods: A prospective comparative cohort survey led at Yopougon's teaching hospital, from July 1st to April 30th 2003. This study concerned 65 patients.