%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects of Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Breast Cancers at the Chu-Mel of Cotonou
%A S¨¨djro Raoul Atade
%A Patrice Dangbemey
%A Roger Klipezo
%A Donald Adjagba
%A David Lionel Togbenon
%A Kabibou Salifou
%A Benjamin Hounkpatin
%A Justin Lewis Denakpo
%J Advances in Breast Cancer Research
%P 195-205
%@ 2168-1597
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/abcr.2022.114016
%X <strong>Introduction</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><strong>:</strong> Breast cancer mortality remains high in most
developing</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> countries. Benin Republic does not yet have a
technical platform required for the diagnosis and effective management of
breast cancer ¡°according to the rec</span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ommendations¡±. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: To study the epidemiological, diagnostic an</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">d
therapeutic aspects of locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancers at the </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Centre Hospitalier Universitaire</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">de la M¨¨re et de l¡¯Enfant Lagune (CH</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">U-</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">MEL) of Cotonou from 2018 to
2021. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Study</span></b> <b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: This was a retrospective cross-sectional
study with a descriptive purpose, carried out from January 1, 2018 to September
30, 2021 in the Gynaecology-Obstetrics Section of t</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">he CHU-MEL of Cotonou. The study population was patients diagnos</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ed
with locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancers. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: At the
end of the study, 63 cases of locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer
were recorded in 80 cases of breast cancer; a 74.11% prevalence of locally
advanced and metastatic breast cancer. The mean age of the patients was 42.6
years. The main reason for consultation was the discovery of a mass in the
breast </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(65.1%). Clinically, an orange peel
was noted in 39.6%. Mammography</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (47.6%) and breast ultrasonography
(42.9%) were the reference imaging workups for </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">breast cancer diagnosis. Histopathologically, infiltrating ductal
carcinoma</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (94.1%) was the predominant type with Scarff-Bloom and
Richardson (SBR) grade II found in 35.3%. Progesterone and estrogen
%K Cancer
%K Breast
%K Metastasis
%K Ultrasonography
%K Mammography
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=120737