HISTOLOGICAL TYPES OF UTERINE CANCER IN THE “DR. SALVATOR VUIA” CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITAL ARAD DURING THE 2000-2009 PERIOD

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Article Title:	HISTOLOGICAL TYPES OF UTERINE CANCER IN THE “DR. SALVATOR VUIA” CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITAL ARAD DURING THE 2000-2009 PERIOD
Authors:	Gheorghe Furău1), Voicu Daşcău1), Cristian Furău1), Lucian Păiuşan1), Adriana Radu2), Cristina Onel1), Cristina Para3), Casiana Stănescu4), Corina Ulgut5)
Affiliation:	1)”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Romania, Ob-Gyn Department 2)”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Romania, Anatomopathology Department 3)”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Romania, Internal Medicine Department 4)”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Romania, Anatomy Department 5)County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Anatomopathology Department, Arad, Romania
Abstract:	The purpose of this study is to examine the histological types of uterine cancer in our hospital during the 2000-2009 interval. The data was collected from the Histopathology Exams (HPE) registers. Uterine cancer was discovered in 392 cases, representing 31,46% of all genital cancers (1246 cases). Most cases (371 or 94,64%) were represented by carcinomas, sixteen patients (4,08%) had sarcomas and there were also four cases of carcinosarcoma (1,02%) and one case of carcinoma-carcinosarcoma combination (0,26%). Endometrioid carcinoma appeared in 87,33% of all carcinoma cases. Twelve cases of sarcoma were endometrial stromal sarcomas and four were leiomyosarcomas. The mean ages of the patients were 61,71±9,06 years. After performing the t-test for mean ages of the patients, the statistically significant differences are those between the sarcoma cases and the entire uterine cancer group (p<0.000001) and between the carcinosarcoma cases and the entire uterine cancer group (p=0.000002).The results of our study are similar to those in previous researches regarding the frequency of different histological types and the median age. Uterine cancer, although less aggressive, still remains a serious public health issue in Romania as many cases are discovered too late.
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