Spectrum of Cancers on Histopathology –Retrospective Study of 5 Years

Abstract

Background: With the control of many infectious diseases and increase in general longevity of human lives, other diseases have occupied the front as casual factors of death. One of the chief contributor is cancer. It is now no more considered to be the disease peculiar to “ so called civilized” races and countries. It is now known to be present and prevalent in all nations and all populations.Aims: To study the incidence of cancer cases ;to study the cancer cases according to socio- demographic profile, gender and age; to evaluate cancers according to histopathology. Materials and Method: This was a retrospective study. A total 801 patients were evaluated clinically, pathologically and radiologically in Pathology Department, P.D.U.government medical college, Rajkot, during the period of 1st August 2013 to 31th July 2018. Results: Out of 801 cancer cases; accordingly to anatomical sites Lip, oral cavity,pharynx cancer cases were in lead in both sexes.Histopathological classification showed squamous cell carcinoma in the lead.Inmale according to histopathology squamous cell carcinoma and in female infiltrating ductal carcinoma cases were in lead.Conclusion: The present study concludes cancer cases analysis according to age, sex, religion, occupation ,residential Status ,anatomical site involvement and clinical diagnosis and pathological diagnosis which are helpful for understanding incidence of cancer cases.