Histopathological Spectrum of Lesions InHysterectomy Specimens At A Tertiary Care Hospital– One Year Study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 10
Abstract
Hysterectomy is the most commonly performed major gynecological surgery worldwide .The cause for hysterectomy being done varies from country to country and region to region. Hysterectomy may be total /complete, partial /subtotal /supracervical hysterectomy. The study is a retrospective analysis of 454 cases of hysterectomy specimens received in Department of Pathology ,Govt.Stanley Medical College,Chennai, Tamilnadu during a one year period from January to December 2016. The objective of this study is assess the age distribution of females undergoing hysterectomy and analyze the varioushistopathological features of uterine lesions in these specimens. In our study , the most common age group who underwent hysterectomy was 41-50 years followed by 31-40 years group and least hysterectomies were done in 71-79 years age group.Total abdominal hysterectomywith bilateralsalphingoophorectomy was the most common type of hysterectomy performed in this study. Most of lesions were myometrial 263 cases (57.9 %), cervix 89cases (19.6%), endometrium 61 cases (13.4%) and ovary 42 cases (9.2%). Hysterectomy still remains the widely used treatment modality in developed and developing countries. All hysterectomy specimens should be sent for histopathological examination regardless of the pre-operative microscopic assessment, especially in malignant disease.
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Dr. K. Usha, Dr. J. Maheswari
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