A clinico histopathologicalstudy of uterine cervix biopsy at tertiary care centre - 2 years study
Journal Title: IP Journal of Diagnostic Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective The majority of histopathological specimens from the gynaecological department includes uterine cervix biopsy A retrospective study was conducted for 2 years to evaluate the incidence and age wise distribution of various uterine cervical lesions neoplastic and nonneoplastic by histopathological examinationMaterials and Methods The study was conducted in the Department of Pathology Government Thiruvarur Medical College Thiruvarur Tamil Nadu over a period of two years from January 2016 to December 2017 A total of 1672 specimens were analyzed from both hysterectomy and biopsy specimens The specimens received were formalin fixed dehydrated in graded alcohols embedded in paraffin wax and subsequently stained by hematoxylin and eosin stainsResults Among the 1672 specimens nonneoplastic lesions occupied the major part 12987763 followed by neoplastic lesions 3742237 The most common histological findings among the cervix biopsy was chronic nonspecific cervicitis10948428 However other inflammatory lesions reported includes chronic cervicitis with squamous metaplasia 52 401 papillary endocervicitis 34262 bartholin cyst was present in 14107 Benign endocervical polyp and leiomyomatous polyp were reported with equal incidence each of 24 642 Cervical malignancies include cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CINI 621658 CINII 32 855 CINIII 561498 The most common cervical malignancy was squamouscell carcinoma 1704545 moderately differentiated type being the frequent The other rare malignancies included adenocarcinoma serous cell carcinoma and glassy cell carcinoma of cervixConclusion Carcinoma of cervix is easily curable disease with advent of early diagnostic and screening procedures Our study emphasizes the significance and implementation of protocols for early diagnosis by proper screening procedures of patients with cancer of the cervix thereby seeking timely treatment which improves their prognosisKeywords Histopathological Specimen Cervix biopsy Chronic nonspecific cervicitis Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Squamous cell carcinoma
Authors and Affiliations
S. Kalyani, Prathyusha Meravala, J. Kolsamma Nasrin, O. A. Meharaj Banu, S. R. Murali Prasath
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