Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

PATTERN OF HISTOPATHOLOGICAL LESIONS IN HYSTERECTOMY SPECIMENS

Dr. Monika Jindal, Dr. Rekha Ratnani

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Background: Hysterectomy is one of the common gynecological surgical procedures throughout the world. The objective of this study was to see the pattern of histopathological lesions in hysterectomy specimens. Material &amp; Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted in Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College from January 2014 to August 2016. A total of 774 hysterectomies were included in the study. Results: A total of 774 hysterectomies were included in this study with an age range from 25 to 70 years. The most common age encountered was between 40-49 years, 544 cases (70.3 %). The commonest histopathological lesion was chronic cervicitis 643 (83.1%) followed by leiomyoma 227 cases (29.3%), adenomyosis 160 (20.7 %) whereas malignant tumours were carcinoma cervix 50 (6.5%), ovarian tumours 14 (1.8%), endometrial adenocarcinoma 3 (0.4%), leiomyosarcoma 3 (0.4%) and endometrial stromal sarcoma 2 (0.3%). Conclusion: All hysterectomy specimens should be sent for histopathological examination regardless of the pre-operative microscopic assessment, especially in malignant disease.&nbsp;</p>