Correlation between qualitative and semi-quantitative ultrasound assessment of diffuse fatty liver disease: A case-control study.

Objective: To study the relationship between qualitative and semi-quantitative assessment of diffuse liver steatosis in ultrasound.

Patients And Methods: This was a case-control study, conducted in the Campus University Hospital Centre of Lome (Togo) over a 3-month period. It included 40 patients showing ultrasonographic signs of diffuse hepatic steatosis and 40 volunteers (healthy) whose echostructure and echogenicity of the hepatic parenchyma were normal.

Factors associated with vulvar cancer from 2005 to 2021 in Togo, sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: vulvar cancer, once predominantly diagnosed in older women, is increasingly being diagnosed in younger individuals, due to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Our study aimed to describe the epidemiological and histopathological aspects of vulvar cancer in Togo and its associated factors.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted on vulvar cancer cases histologically diagnosed at the Pathological Laboratory of Lomé over a period of 17-years (2005-2021).

Factors associated with late diagnosis of breast cancer in women in Togo, Sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with late diagnosis of breast cancer in Togolese women.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical purposes on cases of breast cancer in women in 2021, in Togo.

Evaluation of Iodinated Contrast Media Use in Abdominal CT Scans in Cancer Assessments: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lomé (Togo).

Background: There is great variability between centers regarding contrast injection protocols. They should only be injected if they can provide useful information for diagnosis with the necessary and sufficient quantity of iodine. We wanted to know through this study if the use of iodinated contrast media is optimised in abdominal CT scans performed for cancer assessment in Lomé.

[Measurement Of Umbilical cord diameter On Ultrasound: An Indicator Of Fetal growth].

Introduction: One of the main goals of routine antenatal care is to identify mal developing fetuses and fetal ultrasound biometry parameters are used for this purpose. The objective of this study was to establish the norms of umbilical cord diameter (UCD) and to investigate its relationship with estimated fetal weight (EFW) and other fetal biometry parameters.

Populations And Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collection conducted in the radiology and medical imaging and gynaecological-obstetrics departments of Sokodé regional hospital.

The patterns and distribution of female genital tuberculosis among Togolese patients.

Tuberculosis is a real public health problem in developing countries. The aim of our article was to study the epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic characteristics of female genital tuberculosis in Togo. This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study on all cases concerning histologically diagnosed female genital tuberculosis in the department of pathological anatomy of Lomé in 1997-2018 (20 years).

Renal Leiomyosarcoma, a Rare Presentation.

Renal sarcomas are very rare malignant tumours with a very poor prognosis. Renal leiomyosarcoma, a malignant tumour of smooth muscle origin, is the most common histological type. The article reports a case of leiomyosarcoma of renal location, with a review of the literature.

Breast Primary Angiosarcoma: A Clinicopathologic and Imaging Study of a Series Cases.

The aim of our study is to provide clinicopathologic and imaging features of breast primary angiosarcoma. We retrospectively analyzed cases of primary angiosarcoma diagnosed at the Pathological Laboratory of Lomé over a period of 20 years (2000-2019). Eight cases of primary angiosarcoma of the breast were collected, including 6 from women and 2 from men.

Giant abdominopelvic desmoid tumour herniated trough perineum: a case report.

Desmoid tumours are deep aggressive fibromatoses that usually arise in the soft tissues of the limbs or the abdominal wall. Intra-abdominal localisation, rarely occurs and their treatment may be challenging. When necessary, surgery must be personalized to what is achievable in terms of margins while preserving functional outcomes.

African particularities of sudden adult death in Togo on autopsy cases.

Background: The purpose of the study was to determine the circumstances of occurrence of these sudden deaths, risk factors, to identify the causes of sudden death in adults at autopsy, with a view to improving prevention.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of the cases of sudden death that were the subject of an autopsy in the pathology anatomy department of the University Hospital Sylvanus Olympio in Lomé from 2009 to 2018.

Results: A total of 318 sudden death cases were recorded.

Breast Cancer in Togolese Women: Imaging and Clinicopathological Findings.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and its incidence and mortality rates are expected to increase significantly over the next few years, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, radiological, histopathological, and prognostic aspects of breast cancer in Togo.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed at our Department of Pathology of Lomé all cases of breast cancer in women confirmed by histology over a period of 20 years (2000-2019).

Telepathology Practice in Cancer Diagnosis in Saint Jean de Dieu Hospital - Tanguieta, Benin.

Context.—: Both the incidence of cancer and cancer-related mortality rates are high in sub-Saharan Africa, while resources for diagnosis and management are inadequate. In Benin, there is an extreme shortage of pathology services.

Male Breast Cancer in Togo: Imaging and Clinicopathological Findings.

Background: Breast cancer in men is a rare condition, often diagnosed late. The purpose of this study was to describe its epidemiological, histopathological, and radiographic aspects in Togo.

Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study on cases of breast cancer in humans diagnosed histologically at the Laboratory of Anatomy Pathological and Imagery of the University Hospital in Lomé, over a period of 25 years (1995 to 2019).

Digestive Duplication: A rare cause of abdominal mass in an infant.

Introduction: Intestinal duplications are rare malformations and hail sites are the most common. Today, the diagnosis is made in antenatal because of the performances of antenatal ultrasound.

Observation: This was a 15-month-old male infant received for constant crying, vomiting and increased abdominal volume that had been evolving for two weeks.

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome: Report of the first Togolese case.

The aim of this article is to describe the first case of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) in Togo and review all Africans cases. Our patient was a 12.8-year-old Togolese boy followed in our unit till he was 15-year-old for HGPS.

Mycetoma in the Togolese: An Update from a Single-Center Experience.

Background: Mycetoma is a chronic inflammatory process caused either by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma). In this retrospective study, we report epidemiologic and histopathological data of mycetoma observed in the Lome Hospital, Togo in a 25-year period (1992-2016).

Methodology: This is a retrospective study, over a period of 25 years, to analyze epidemiological and etiological findings of mycetomas seen in the single laboratory of pathological anatomy of the Lomé, Togo.

Breast cancer cases of female patients under 35 years of age in Togo: A series of 158 cases.

Breast cancer in young female patients represents a public health problem in developing countries. The objectives of the study were to study the epidemiological and histological characteristics of breast cancer in female patients under 35 years of age. This was a retrospective analytical study of a series of 158 cases of breast cancer in female patients under 35 years of age, conducted at the University Teaching Hospital of Lomé between 2000 and 2015.

Incidence, root cause, and outcomes of unintentionally retained intraabdominal surgical sponges: a retrospective case series from two hospitals in Togo.

Background: The term gossypiboma refers to a sponge that has been forgotten in the surgical field. It is the most common retained surgical item, and constitutes a continuing problem for surgical safety. We performed a hospital-based study to examine their incidence, root cause, and outcomes, as an effort toward improving prevention.

Primary Neuroendocrine Breast Carcinoma in a 13-Year-Old Girl: Ultrasonography and Pathology Findings.

Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the breast is a rare disease and has been scarcely reported by African authors. The authors report a case of breast NEC in a 13-year-old African girl initially diagnosed as an atypical adenofibroma by ultrasonography. Ultrasound-guided biopsy and conventional histological examination indicated two potential diagnoses: primary malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and undifferentiated carcinoma.

Tuberculosis of the Breast in Togo: A Series of 28 Presumed Cases.

Our study aimed to describe the epidemiological, clinical and histological aspects of mammary tuberculosis in Togo. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of breast tuberculosis for which the diagnosis was presumed on histological grounds in the pathology department (LAP) of the Lomé Tokoin university hospital from January 1995 to December 2016 (20 years). A total of 28 presumed cases of mammary tuberculosis were identified.

Breast Abscessed Cancer in Nonlactating Women in Tropical Environment: Radiological, Bacteriological, and Anatomopathological Features about 3 Cases.

The association of breast cancer and abscess is rare in daily practice. The authors report a short series of 3 cases of cancer of the breast in nonlactating women presented as breast abscess, reviewing aspects in radiology (ultrasound and mammography), correlating them with the histopathology findings and the bacteriological profile of the isolated germs.

Middle meningeal artery aneurysm: Case report.

Background: Aneurysms of meningeal middle artery (MMA) are extremely rare. These aneurysms are of two types: true aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm. The true type is usually seen with pathologic conditions.