Prevalence of Gynaecological Malignancies in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi: A Three-year Review

Ayesha Akram; Samina Irshad; Maria Ashraf; Seema Gul; Nasim Irshad; Nadia Ahmed Bukhari

Ayesha Akram HITEC-IMS
Samina Irshad Associate Professor, Department of Obs & Gynae Foundation University Medical College Rawalpindi
Maria Ashraf Assistant Professor, Department of Obs & Gynae Foundation University Medical College Rawalpindi
Seema Gul Associate Professor, Department of Obs & Gynae Watim Medical College Rawat
Nasim Irshad
Nadia Ahmed Bukhari Assistant Professor, Department of Obs & Gynae Foundation University Medical College Rawalpindi

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of gynaecological malignancies at the Fauji Foundation Hospital in Rawalpindi.

Methodology: This retrospective observational study design was conducted at Gynecology department of Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2017. All patients confirmed on histopathology for gynecological malignancies were included in the study.

Results: A total of 130 patients were found to have gynecological malignancies. Among these, endometrial cancers were found to be the most common, followed by ovarian, cervical and vulval carcinomas. Compared to women with ovarian (54.5), endometrial (59.3), and vulval (68.5) malignancies, women with cervical carcinomas had a lower mean age (54.2 years). Patients with cervical cancer had a greater mean parity (6.0) than those with ovarian (2.5) and endometrial malignancies (4.7).On histopathology, squamous cell carcinoma was the most common finding in cervical cancers; serous cyst adenocarcinoma was the most common finding in ovarian cancers; and squamous cell carcinoma was the most common finding in vulval cancers.

Conclusion: Most common malignancy was endometrial, followed by ovarian, cervical, and vulval carcinomas in our study population.