%0 Journal Article
%T Cervical Cancer: Activity Report at the Pathological Anatomy and Cytology Laboratory in Thies (Senegal)
%A Tonleu Linda Bentefouet
%A Soda Gueye
%A Ibou Thiam
%A Assane Sow
%A Jacques Amassiga Faye
%A Mari&#233
%A tou Thiam Coulibaly
%A Papa Abdoulaye Ba
%A Marie Joseph Dieme Ahouidi
%A Cherif Mouhamed Moustapha Dial
%J Open Journal of Pathology
%P 29-38
%@ 2164-6783
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojpathology.2025.152003
%X <b>Introduction</b>: Cervical cancer remains a public health problem in Senegal. The main cause is a persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The main objective of our study was to describe the epidemiological aspects and morphological characteristics of cervical cancers at Thi&#232;s Regional Hospital Center. <b>Methodology</b>: This is a retrospective, descriptive study conducted over a period of 4 years, from January 2020 to December 2023 at the Pathological Anatomy and Cytology Unit of the laboratory of Thi&#232;s Regional Hospital Center. Were included patients with a cervical cancer that was confirmed by histological examination. <b>Results</b>: A total of 161 patients were included. The mean age was 50 &#177; 1.41 years. The circumstances of discovery mainly consisted in the discovery of a cervical tumor mass during speculum examination. The patients mostly had multigestational and multiparous pregnancies for 9.4% and 7.6% respectively. The squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histological type with 95.7% of cases. <b>Conclusion</b>: Cervical cancer affects working women in the region of Thi&#232;s and is mainly discovered incidentally during gynecological examination. Emphasis should be put on vaccination, screening and treatment of precancerous lesions.
%K Cervical Cancer
%K Thi&#232
%K s
%K Senegal
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=140421