Bassey Emem A, Ekpo M D, Abasiatai Aniekan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2007 Jun;14(2):134-6.
Female genital tract malignancies cause a significant number of deaths in the developing world. These deaths are however usually overshadowed by maternal deaths from obstetric causes.
A retrospective study of all histologically confirmed female genital tract malignancies seen in the histopathology department of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital between January 2000 and December 2004.
Sixty five female genital tract malignancies were studied. Majority of patients were in the fifth to seventh decades of life. Carcinoma of the cervix was the commonest cancer seen (49.2%) followed by ovarian cancer (21.5%). Carcinoma of the vulva was the least common cancer seen (1.5%). Squamous cell carcinoma was the commonest histological variety.
Female genital tract malignancies are major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. There is thus a need for public enlightenment to increase the awareness of risk factors and the provision of regular cervical cancer screening services which should be free to encourage utilisation.
在发展中国家，女性生殖道恶性肿瘤导致大量死亡。然而，这些死亡通常被产科原因导致的孕产妇死亡所掩盖。
对2000年1月至2004年12月期间在阿约大学教学医院组织病理学科室确诊的所有女性生殖道恶性肿瘤进行回顾性研究。
研究了65例女性生殖道恶性肿瘤。大多数患者年龄在五到七十岁之间。宫颈癌是最常见的癌症（49.2%），其次是卵巢癌（21.5%）。外阴癌是最不常见的癌症（1.5%）。鳞状细胞癌是最常见的组织学类型。
女性生殖道恶性肿瘤是尼日利亚发病和死亡的主要原因。因此，有必要进行公众宣传，以提高对危险因素的认识，并提供免费的定期宫颈癌筛查服务，以鼓励人们使用。
