Abstract
Introduction: The female genital tract is the site of large number of tumors of considerable diversity, some very common and some extremely uncommon. The embryology of the female genital tract is relevant to the histogenesis of various tumors arising in this region. This study is conducted to analyze the changing trends of female genital tract tumors in Government Medical College & Rajindra hospital, Patiala over a period of decade and compare it with national/international data.
Methods: This study was carried out on total 400 cases of female genital tract tumors, out of which, 200 consecutive cases of female genital tract tumors were from 2015 and results were compared with data taken from exactly similar study done in the department almost a decade ago to see emerging trends in frequency rates of tumors by the histological type within the site of origin. The tumors were classified according to WHO classification.
Results: A total of 400 cases were studied (biopsies & hysterectomy specimens) and histopathological results were analyzed. Out of 200 cases from 2015, 42 were malignant and 158 were benign. This was in comparison to 28 malignant tumors and 172 benign, out of 200 cases from 2005. Squamous cell carcinoma of cervix was most common invasive malignancy followed by ovarian carcinoma in both the groups. The major burden of benign disease was contributed by uterine lesion, leiomyoma in both the groups.
Conclusion: There has been increase in frequency rate of malignancy in female genital tract tumors in local region. Cervical carcinoma was the commonest female genital tract malignancy followed by ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer.
Keywords: Benign, Female genital tract, Malignant, Tumors.
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i5.112
