Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 207-211
Histopathological Variations of Endometrial Carcinoma
Hussun Saeed Jezan1, Muna Anwer Kutb2
1Paraclinical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aden University, Republic of Yemen
2Morphological Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aden University, Republic of Yemen
Corresponding Author: Hussun Saeed Jezan
ABSTRACT
Background: Corpus cancer is the most frequently occurring female genital cancer. In developed countries, endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecological cancer; however, in developing countries however, it is much less common. The risk factors for developing endometrial carcinoma are obesity, hormonal replacement therapy, and aging of the population.
Objective: to determine the frequency of endometrial carcinoma in relation of the histological subtypes to age groups and stage among all patients recorded in Aden.
Methods: Descriptive retrospective study all patients who had biopsies taken from the endometrium diagnosed histological to be carcinoma from January 2013 to December 2018. Data was collected in the archives of Ibin sina laboratory and Algamhuria hospital in Aden governorate for the period of 6 years .
Results: Cases of endometrial carcinoma were 55. The age ranged from 25 to 70 years with the median age 60. The most frequent type of endometrial carcinoma was endometrioid carcinoma 50.9% followed by serous carcinoma representing 32.7%, undifferentiated carcinoma 7.3%, choriocarcinoma 5.5%and clear cell carcinoma was among the least 3.6% . the majority of patients presented in early stages 67.3%, while only 7.3%% of cases presented in late stages of the disease (stages IV).
Conclusion: Endometrial carcinoma was predominant in age 60 and above. The most frequent subtype of endometrial cancer was endometrioid carcinoma followed by serous carcinoma . The majority of the cases were diagnosed early stage .
Keywords: Endometrial, Carcinoma, Subtype, Stage