Abdominal Wall Tumours in Tikur Anbessa Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Background: Abdominal wall tumours may be benign or malignant. Review of literature reveals that no study on these tumours has been reported in Ethiopia.
Methods: The following review was based on clinical experience of 14 patients with anterior abdominal wall tumours treated Tikur Anbessa Hospital in Addis Ababa.
Results: On histology, six (43%) of the 14 patients were found to have benign tumours while the rest (57%) had soft tissue sarcomas. Among the soft tissue sarcomas, 6 were non-desmoid and 2 were desmoid type. All required full thickness excision with wide margin resection.
Conclusion: Even though abdominal wall tumours appear to be rare, the most important goal of a surgeon in treatment of abdominal wall tumours particularly soft tissue sarcomas is to obtain local tumour control in order to prevent recurrence and transperitoneal invasion of vital organs.