Clinicoepidemiological study of cervical carcinoma in northeast India

Sobita Devi Yumkhaibam; Manirathinam Ramalingam; Indibor Yengkhom Singh; Thaodem Tomcha Singh; Laishram Jaichand Singh; Himadri Kumar Daru; Sonia Hage

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Clinicoepidemiological study of cervical carcinoma in northeast India

Sobita Devi Yumkhaibam, Manirathinam Ramalingam, Indibor Yengkhom Singh, Thaodem Tomcha Singh, Laishram Jaichand Singh, Himadri Kumar Daru, Sonia Hage

Abstract :

Aim: To study the clinical and epidemiological profile of the patients with carcinoma uterine cervix at the Regional cancer centre, Manipur, India Method and Materials: The medical records of 180 patients with carcinoma cervix, who got registered in Regional cancer centre, Imphal, Manipur during the period between January 2008 and December 2009 were reviewed retrospectively .The characteristics of patient (age, age at menarche, age at marriage, parity and clinical presentation) and tumor (histopathology, stage, grade) were obtained and used for descriptive analysis by using SPSS version 21. Results: Out of 180 patients, more than 75% were aged 40 years and above. Histologically 84% had squamous cell carcinoma and 15% had adenocarcinoma. In our study 70% of patients had grade two differentiation. Per vaginal bleeding (P/V bleed) was the major complaint. While presentation, 64 (35%) patients were in stage II B, 56 (31%) were in IIIB and 10 patients were in stage IV. Patients who attained menarche at the age of 12–14 were 70%. Thirty nine percent of patients got married at the age of 16–20 and 32% were married at the age of 21–25. Around 32% (n=56) of patients got married before the legal age of marriage. More than 65% (n=115) of the patients had 3–5 children and 16% had 5 or more children. Conclusion: The clinical presentation and risk factors of cervical carcinoma in this region seems to be similar to other Indian states population as well as other parts of world population.