Archibong E I, Sobande A A, Sadek A A, Ajao O G, Khan A R, Fawehinmi O
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Abha Maternity Hospital, PO Box 1650, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2000 Sep;21(9):869-72.
The study was undertaken to compare the frequencies of the various types of malignant neoplasms affecting females in the Asir Region of Saudi Arabia during the years 1996-1998, to the experience of a previous report (1987 to 1989) in the same population with rapid advancing health care services.
A retrospective descriptive approach was adopted. Histopathological records of Asir Central Hospital were reviewed to extract data on female malignant neoplasms seen in the years January 1996-December 1998. The cancer from various sites were ranked based on their percentage (crude relative) frequencies, and compared with the previous report (1987-1989).
Of the 274 cases of histologically confirmed female malignant diseases, the breast (22%), skin (9%) and thyroid (7%) were the leading sites. This ranking contrasts with the previous finding (1987-1989) which involved the skin, breast and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in descending order of frequencies. The frequency of gynecological malignancies was relatively higher than in the previous report.
There may be a need to review the pattern of malignancies in the female population in this region from time to time in order to concurrently update planning on preventive and treatment measures.
本研究旨在比较1996 - 1998年沙特阿拉伯阿西尔地区女性各类恶性肿瘤的发病频率，并与此前（1987年至1989年）同一人群在医疗服务快速发展情况下的报告结果进行对比。
采用回顾性描述性研究方法。查阅阿西尔中心医院的组织病理学记录，提取1996年1月至1998年12月期间女性恶性肿瘤的数据。根据各部位癌症的百分比（粗略相对）频率进行排序，并与之前的报告（1987 - 1989年）进行比较。
在274例经组织学确诊的女性恶性疾病病例中，乳腺（22%）、皮肤（9%）和甲状腺（7%）是主要发病部位。这一排序与之前（1987 - 1989年）的发现不同，之前的发现按频率降序排列依次为皮肤、乳腺和非霍奇金淋巴瘤。妇科恶性肿瘤的发病频率相对高于之前的报告。
可能需要不时审查该地区女性人群的恶性肿瘤模式，以便同时更新预防和治疗措施的规划。
