Abstract
Background: Gynecological cancers are group of cancers which occur in female reproductive tract. The corner stone in treating and eliminating this cancer depends mainly on early detection and perfect surgical staging of the disease. Objective: This study focuses on assessing the incidence, stage and treatment pattern of those cancers in Kirkuk city. Methods: A total of 100 females with cancer of gentelial tract were collected from Kirkuk Oncology Center in periods between 2016 November to 2018 August. Results: Most common types of gynecological cancer in this study were: uterine cancer 49%, Ovarian cancer 35%, cervix cancer 6%, GTN 8%, and vaginal cancer 2%. While, the peak age incidence were: uterine and vaginal cancer at age 50-59 years (73.5%, 50%) Ovarian cancer at age 40-49 years 42.9%, and cervix cancer at age 60-69 years 50%. Majority of cases operated by gynecological & obstetrician surgeons were about (62%), and nearly all of patients underwent TAH+BSSOO (92%) with only 2% of cases had PLND. A two years follow up shows recurrence rate of 32%, 28.6%, and 100% for each of uterine, ovaries, and cervical cancer consecutively. Conclusion: Gynecological cancer occurs in younger age group with relatively aggressive stage and high recurrence rate in Kirkuk city.
Highlights
Gynecological cancers are group of cancers which occur in female reproductive tract
A total of 100 patients with gynecological cancer were reviewed in this study
A total of 49 patients with uterine cancer were distributed according to their age
Summary
A total of 100 patients with gynecological cancer were reviewed in this study. Followed by ovarian cancer 35%, cervix cancer 6%, Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia GTN about 8%, and vaginal cancer 2%. A total of 49 patients with uterine cancer were distributed according to their age. Three quarter of patients (no=36) were at age of (50-59 years old), about 0ne fifth (no=10 patients) were at age (60-69) years old and only (6.1%, no=3) were above 70 years old as shown in figure 2. Majority of patients with ovarian cancer (42.9 %, no=15 patients) were at age 40-49 years old, (28.6, no=10) were at age 50-59 years old and (17% no= 6) were at age 60-69 years old as shown in figure 3
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