Histopathological Spectrum of Lesions of Cervix in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Majority of the specimens which reach the histopathology laboratory are from gynecology department. The accessibility of the cervix to direct examination makes it the object of intensive and large scale study. Various inflammatory as well as infectious lesions are common in uterine cervix due to vulnerability to sexual trauma and being an easy access to various infections. Cervical cancer is one of the most frequently seen cancer in women in India. AIM: The present study is aimed to find out the most common types of the cervical lesions, incidence and histological variants of malignancies in women so as to understand the distribution of various diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study done in Government Medical College , Ananthapuram , a Tertiary Care Centre, for a period of 2 years, from January 2017 to December 2018. RESULTS: A total of 448 cases were retrieved from histopathology department and evaluated. The age group of the patients was between 20-80years. There was about 388 (86.6%) cases were non –neoplastic and 60 (13.39%) cases were neoplastic. CONCLUSION: The most common of non neoplastic lesions was chronic non-specific cervicitis. Most common neoplastic lesion was squamous cell carcinoma.