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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCERS IN BASRA CITY (2017–2021) THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF THE ARAB BOARD OF ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY

Dr. Riyam Naji Qassim* and Professor Dr. Sawsan Salih Al-haroon

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Introduction: This review summarizes the epidemiology of female reproductive system cancer and the associated lifestyle factors. It also assesses the evidence for occupational factors linked to these cancers. Cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers are relatively common and cause significant morbidity and mortality around the world, whereas vulvar, vaginal, fallopian tube, and choriocarcinomas are extremely rare. Aim: This study was carried out to determine the incidence of genital cancers among adult women in Basra city between 2017-2021. Methodology: Over a five-year period (2017 – 2021), 331 cases were collected from histopathological governmental and private pathologic laboratories. Result: The higher incidence rate in 2021 and 2018 (6.59/ 100,000 population) and (6.01/100,000 population) respectively. While the endometrial cancers being most common female genital tract malignancies followed by ovarian and cervical cancers, while the endometroid adenocarcinoma was the commonest subtype of endometrial carcinoma. Conclusion: cancers of the endometrium is the most common female genital tract malignancy in Basra followed by ovarian and cervical cancers. For each group of cancers, 50 years and above was the commonest age group.

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