Malignancies of the female genital tract at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital: a ten year review -- 1990-1999.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the relative frequencies of malignant disease of the female genital tract.


METHODS
A retrospective review of histopathology report.


METHODS
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.


METHODS
Women who had gynaecologic cancers.


RESULTS
The cervix was the commonest site of malignant disease (63.1% ) followed by the endometrium, ovary, vulva and vagina. The age of the patients varied with the type of cancer as follows - endometrium (54.8 years), cervix (51.9 years), ovary (40.4 years), choriocarcinoma (30.6 years).


CONCLUSIONS
There is an urgent need to establish a national community - based cervical cytology service to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer and its attendant morbidity and mortality.
Nwosu
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Department of Pathology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Anya
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D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D012189:Retrospective Studies