Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20471/LO.2023.51.02-03.08
Epidemiological and pathohistological characteristics of testicular neoplasms in the Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina: a three-year monocentric study
Emir Begagić
orcid.org/0000-0002-3988-8911
; Department of General Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
*
Alma Mekić-Abazović
; Department of General Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Department of Oncology, Zenica Cantonal Hospital, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hakija Bečilić
; Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Department of Neurosurgery, Zenica Cantonal Hospital, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma Efendić
; Department of Neurosurgery, Zenica Cantonal Hospital, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Department of Radiology, Zenica Cantonal Hospital, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Edin Selimović
; Department of General Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zlatan Memić
; Department of General Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lejla Mujbegović
; Department of Pathology, Zenica Cantonal Hospital, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fatima Juković-Bihorac
; Department of Pathology, Zenica Cantonal Hospital, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Department of Histology, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Aim: The primary aim of the study was to determine the incidence of testicular neoplasms in the Zenica-Doboj Canton (ZDC) region for the period from 2019 to 2021. Also, the study aimed to examine the age structure of the affected population, the frequency of testicular neoplasms in all the ZDC cities and municipalities, and the pathohistological characteristics of neoplasms.
Material and methods: The study was conducted at the Oncology and Radiotherapy Department of the Zenica Cantonal Hospital. The study period refers to the time interval from January 2019 to December 2021. The study included 37 patients with a verified diagnosis of testicular neoplasm.
Results: Arithmetic mean of patients’ age was 33.49 years, while the standard deviation was 12.59. Most respondents, accounting for 40.5%, were aged 26-35 years. The incidence of testicular neoplasms in the ZDC region was 4.2/100,000 persons in 2019, 3.08/100,000 persons in 2020, and 3.10/100,000 persons in 2021. Most diagnosed neoplasms (48.6%) were the myxoid type germ cell originating tumors.
Conclusion: The incidence of testicular neoplasms in the ZDC was 4.2/100,000 persons in 2019, 3.08/100,000 persons in 2020, and 3.10/100,000 persons in 2021.
Keywords
testis; neoplasm; Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hrčak ID:
314239
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Publication date:
12.2.2024.
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