TITLE:
Epidemiological and Histological Aspects of Women Genital Cancers in Côte d’Ivoire
AUTHORS:
Kouamé Justin N’Dah, Brahima Doukoure, Emile Troh, N’Guessan Alphonse Aman, Kouakou Emmanuel Koffi, Arthur Didier Kouamé, Ahoua Benjamin Effi, Ahoua François de Salès D’Horpock, Mohénou Isidore Jean-Marie Diomande
KEYWORDS:
Cancer, Genital, Women, Epidemiology-Histology-Côte d’Ivoire
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.4 No.9,
June
24,
2014
ABSTRACT: Genital cancers in women
play an important role in cancer pathology in the developing countries.
Objectives: This study aimed at clarifying the epidemiological and
histopathological aspects of woman genital cancers in C?te d’Ivoire. Materials
and Methods: This was a retrospective and descriptive study conducted in the
anatomical pathology laboratories of the university hospitals in Abidjan. The
study was carried out over a period of twenty-four years (1984-2007). The
variables studied were: frequency, age, histological type and prognosis.
Results: Genital cancers in women accounted for 41.28% (n = 2491) of cancer in
women and 21% of cancers. The average age of patients was 46.65 years (range 2
- 88 years). The cervix (82.85%) was the main location followed by the ovary
(8.6%). Histologically, carcinomas (92.93%) were the most common types of
sarcomas. Cervical cancers were diagnosed at an average age of 47.36 years (range 2 to 88
years). Carcinomas were the
predominant histological type (92.88%) with 57.4% (n = 450) diagnosed at
pT2N0M0 stage. The average age of patients bearing ovarian cancer was 39.13
years (range 8 to 82 years).Common malignant epithelial tumours were the most
common histological type (57.48%) (n = 123) followed
by non-Hodgkin lymphoma (14.95%). Conclusion: Genital cancers in women are
common and poorly prognosed in Cote d’Ivoire. The adoption of a policy of
routine screening is needed to improve the prognosis of these tumours.