Clinico-pathologic characterisation of metastatic prostate cancer in the Radiotherapy and Oncology Department, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria-Nigeria: 2006-2009.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the Clinico-pathologic Characteristics of Metastatic prostate cancer patients seen in the Radiotherapy and Oncology Department, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2009, a period of 4 years, 72 new patients with prostate cancers were seen of which 43 patients had distant metastases. Only patients with histologic confirmation of prostate cancer and having metastases were included in the study irrespective of age, co-morbidity and performance status.

Pattern of oncologic emergencies seen in adult cancer patients attending the Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria - Nigeria.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the Pattern of Oncologic Emergencies seen in Adult cancer patients and the treatment modalities used.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2004 and December 2008, a total of 1824 (M:F = 1:1.8) new patients were seen.

Epidemiological and aetiological factors of male infertility in northern Nigeria.

Objective: To evaluate some epidemiologic and aetiologic factors for male infertility in our patients.

Method: All male patients who presented with infertility in urology clinic of the department of surgery between 1991and2005 were retrospectively reviewed. Epidemiologic and aetiological factors of male infertility were studied.

Unusual giant prostatic urethral calculus.

Giant vesico-prostatic urethral calculus is uncommon. Urethral stones rarely form primarily in the urethra, and they are usually associated with urethral strictures, posterior urethral valve or diverticula. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with giant vesico-prostatic (collar-stud) urethral stone presenting with sepsis and bladder outlet obstruction.

Aetiology and management of injuries to male external genitalia in Nigeria.

Objective: The recent increase in road traffic accidents and civil violence has resulted in a significant rise in injuries to male external genitalia, hence the need to document this new trend.

Methods: All men and boys who presented to our institution with injuries to the external genitalia between 1996 and 2005 were evaluated for the cause, type and severity of injury. Treatment and factors determining outcome were also evaluated.