%0 Journal Article
%T Cerebral Gliomas Patterns at the General Hospital of Douala, Cameroon
%A Aur¨¦lien Ndoumbe
%A Mathieu Motah
%A Bea Jesse Ikango
%A Mireille Moumi
%A Amadou Fewou
%A Albert Mouelle Sone
%J Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery
%P 389-405
%@ 2163-0585
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojmn.2018.84035
%X The diagnosis and management of cerebral gliomas are challenging. The goal of this study was to evaluate the pattern of cerebral gliomas at the General Hospital Douala, Cameroon. A retrospective study was carried out over a period of 10 years. Non-glial lesions were not included. Data were analyzed with Epi info version 7.2.2.6 (Microsoft, Seattle, USA). 220 cases of brain tumors, comprising 56 gliomas (25.46% of all brain tumors) were managed during the study period. The mean age of the patients was 42.93 ¡À 16.90 years. 35 cases (62.5%) were males. Patients over 15 years of age represented 91.07% (n = 51) of the cases. The most frequent presenting complaints were headache and vomiting with 52 cases (92.86%) and 47 cases (83.93%) respectively. Brain computed tomography was done for all patients. The most frequent histological type was astrocytoma with 22 cases (39.29%) followed by glioblastoma with 20 cases (35.71%). The most performed surgical technique was partial removal with 33 cases (58.93%), followed by open biopsy with 14 cases (25.00%). Radiotherapy was administered to 54 patients (96.43%). The outcome ranged from full recovery in 8 cases (14.29%), recovery with persisting symptoms, in 15 cases (26.79%) and death in 26 cases (46.43%). Seven patients (12.50%) were lost to view. In this series, cerebral gliomas affected most often adult males. Most of them presented with signs of raised intracranial pressure. The outcome was poor with 46.43% of patients dying before 2 years after diagnosis.
%K Cerebral Gliomas
%K Clinical Manifestations
%K Histological Nature
%K Management
%K Outcome
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=87855