DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2025.v13i11.059

Pages: 2902-2907

Introduction: Musculoskeletal tumours have a significant impact on the musculoskeletal system, and their specific diagnosis requires a biopsy. The aim of this study is to determine the epidemiological, clinical and histological profiles of musculoskeletal tumours in the department. Patients and methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study based on medical records from January 2021 to December 2024, involving musculoskeletal tumours in the department for which a surgical biopsy had been performed. Our variables were epidemiological, clinical, surgical and anatomopathological. Statistical analysis of the data was done using Epi-Info 7 software. Results: Over a period of 5 years, we identified 26 patients with musculoskeletal tumours. These included 9 women and 17 men with an average age of 47. The median time to consultation was 8 months, and the circumstances of finding were limb swelling in 53.85%, ulcerative-budding lesions in 30.77%, and pathological fracture in 15.38%. The lower limb was more commonly affected (80.77%), with the tumour evolution at the expense of bone in 34.62% of cases and soft tissue in 57.69% of cases. The surgical procedure was either a biopsy (38.46%) or a biopsy excision (61.54%). The immediate postoperative outcomes were uncomplicated in 65.39% of cases and complicated in 19.23% of cases. From a histological aspect, there were 9 benign tumours and 13 malignant tumours, including 8 sarcomas and 3 metastatic adenocarcinomas. In 4 cases, the histological profile was unknown. Conclusion: This study provided insight into the profile of musculoskeletal tumours in the orthopaedic traumatology department with a view to improving treatment strategies. Surgical biopsy plays an important role in the process of confirming the diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumours.