1 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon Buea Regional Hospital, Annex, Cameroon Atlantic Medical Foundation Hospital, Mutengene, Cameroon.
2 Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix Arizona, USA.
3 Department of sociology, School of Public Administration Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
4 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon Regional hospital Bafoussam, Cameroon.
5 Buea Regional Hospital Annex SW Region- Cameroon, Faculty of Sciences, University of Buea- Cameroon.
6 Global Health Systems Solutions, Cameroon Infectious Disease Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Buea, Cameroon.
7 Kumbo sub divisional Hospital NW Region, Kumbo- Cameroon.
8 Buea Regional Hospital Annex SW Region- Cameroon.
9 Department of Sociology and Anthropology Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon Tiko health District, Cameroon.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(03), 035-044
Received on 20 January 2022; revised on 27 February 2022; accepted on 01 March 2022
The ectocervix is the part of the uterus which plunges into the apex of the vagina. A stratified squamous epithelium covers it. The endocervical canal, which establishes communication between the vagina and the endometrial cavity, is paved with a mucous secreting glandular epithelium. Because of the acidity of the vagina, these two epithelia undergo metaplasia. Some oncogenic factors do ignite instead of dysplasia. CIN1, CIN2, and CIN3 correspond to the premalignant transformation of 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 of these epithelia from the basal membrane. Invasive Cancer is when the latter is broken, and there is a penetration of the stroma by the malignant cells.
Methodology: A retrospective hospital-based study was conducted to establish the prevalence of various cervical malignancies at the Buea regional hospital. The registry of the pathology department was used. The study spanned from the 8th of March 2017 to the 16th of March 2021.
Results: The different cervical cancer types found were squamous cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and non-Hodgkin cervical cancer or lymphoma of the cervix. Their respective percentages were 73%, 20.7%, 5.4% and 0.9%.
Conclusion: Four different types of cancers were found in this study. Their prevalence was for squamous cell carcinoma (73%), small cell carcinoma (20.7%), adenocarcinoma (5.4%), and non-Hodgkin carcinoma of the cervix (0.9%).
Cancer of the cervix; Squamous cell carcinoma; Small carcinoma; Adenocarcinoma; Non-Hodgkin carcinoma of the cervix
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Andrew Tassang, R. Michael Brady, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, George Enow Orock, Ewane Theophile Palle, Angwi Enow Tassang, Frederick Nchang Cho, Thierry Tassang, Walters Ndaka, Ncham Genesis Fointwen, Ngum Fru Paulette and Daniel Okon. Precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix at the Buea regional hospital- Cameroon. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(3), 035-044. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.3.0183