Author(s)

Kouamé Justin N’Dah, Brahima Doukoure, Emile Troh, N’Guessan Alphonse Aman, Kouakou Emmanuel Koffi, Arthur Didier Kouamé, Ahoua Benjamin Effi, Ahoua François de Salès D’Horpock, Mohénou Isidore Jean-Marie Diomande

Department of Obstetrical Gynecology, University Hospital of Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Laboratory of Pathology, University Hospital of Bouake, Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire.
Laboratory of Pathology, University Hospital of Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Laboratory of Pathology, University Hospital of Treichville, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Genital cancers in women play an important role in cancer pathology in the developing countries. Objectives: This study aimed at clarifying the epidemiological and histopathological aspects of woman genital cancers in C?te d’Ivoire. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective and descriptive study conducted in the anatomical pathology laboratories of the university hospitals in Abidjan. The study was carried out over a period of twenty-four years (1984-2007). The variables studied were: frequency, age, histological type and prognosis. Results: Genital cancers in women accounted for 41.28% (n = 2491) of cancer in women and 21% of cancers. The average age of patients was 46.65 years (range 2 - 88 years). The cervix (82.85%) was the main location followed by the ovary (8.6%). Histologically, carcinomas (92.93%) were the most common types of sarcomas. Cervical cancers were diagnosed at an average age of 47.36 years (range 2 to 88 years). Carcinomas were the predominant histological type (92.88%) with 57.4% (n = 450) diagnosed at pT2N0M0 stage. The average age of patients bearing ovarian cancer was 39.13 years (range 8 to 82 years).Common malignant epithelial tumours were the most common histological type (57.48%) (n = 123) followed by non-Hodgkin lymphoma (14.95%). Conclusion: Genital cancers in women are common and poorly prognosed in Cote d’Ivoire. The adoption of a policy of routine screening is needed to improve the prognosis of these tumours.

Cancer, Genital, Women, Epidemiology-Histology-Côte d’Ivoire

N’Dah, K. , Doukoure, B. , Troh, E. , Aman, N. , Koffi, K. , Kouamé, A. , Effi, A. , D’Horpock, A. and Diomande, M. (2014) Epidemiological and Histological Aspects of Women Genital Cancers in Côte d’Ivoire. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4, 516-523. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2014.49073.