ABSTRACT

Aim: To determine the frequency of different gynecological cancers (cervical, ovarian, endometrium) in suspected cases of gynecological cancers presenting at Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.

Study design: This one year Cross-sectional Descriptive, study was conducted at Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan in Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology from 23-05-17 to 22-05-18.

Methodology: In this study all cases with suspected gynecological cancer due to contact bleeding and dyspareunia having age 20-60 years with parity 0-5 were included. On tissue biopsy presence of presence of hyperplastic blood vessels and malignant cells surrounded by anaplastic cells were deemed as positive.

Results: Cervical cancer was seen in 57(53.2%), ovarian in 32(29.9%) and endometrial in 18(16.9%) cases. All these types of cancers were significantly high in patients who belong to age groups 45 to 60 years, rural population, poor socioeconomic status and positive family history of gynecological cancers p value < 0.05. No significant difference was found in terms of BMI and duration of symptoms with types of cancer detected.

Conclusion: Cervical cancer were detected the most amongst all gynecological malignancies rising in our hospital and these malignancies have shown high significance in terms of higher age group, rural population, poor socioeconomic status, and prior family history of gynecological cancers.

Keywords: Gynecological malignancies, Cervical cancer, Ovarian cancer, Endometrial cancer