التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Pattern of gynecological malignancies in south Punjab Region of Pakistan: An overview of 5 years. |
| المؤلفون: |
Tabassum, Shagufta, Masood, Ahmed Ijaz, Khakwani, Mehnaz |
| المصدر: |
Professional Medical Journal; 2021, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p90-95, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
GYNECOLOGIC cancer, GESTATIONAL trophoblastic disease, VAGINAL cancer, UTERINE cancer, OVARIAN cancer, CERVICAL cancer, EXPERIMENTAL design |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
PAKISTAN, MULTAN (Pakistan), PUNJAB |
| مستخلص: |
Objectives: To find out the pattern of female gynecological malignancies in Pakistan, with the aim of providing basis for the development of preventive strategies to combat the current trend. Study Design: Observational study. Setting: Department of Oncology, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Pakistan. Period: 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2019. Material & Methods: A retrospective analysis of all the cases of female gynecological malignancies presented was carried out using a proforma. The data was analyzed using frequencies and percentages. Results: The gynecological malignancies are the fourth (20.64%) most common female malignancies. Among gynecological cancers; ovarian cancer (47.1%) is the commonest, followed by cervical cancer (24.8%), uterine cancer (11.6%), gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (12.9%), vaginal cancer (2%) and vulval cancer (1.6%). Conclusion: Gynecological malignancies constitute a major portion of female malignancies. The need of the hour is to design effective preventive and control strategies, so as to lower the burden of female gynecological malignancies in future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
