CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 36, no. 2, 2010

The Epidemiology of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Review of the Literature

[Original paper]

Rodica Taslica (1), Cristiana Simionescu (2), Mihaela Muntean (3), Corina Dochit (4), A. Comanescu(5), Diana Stanculescu(6) (1)


(1) Laboratory of Pathology, Municipal Hospital Turnu Magurele;
(2) Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova;
(3) Laboratory of Pathology, Emergency County Hospital Slatina;
(4) Laboratory of Pathology, Emergency County Hospital Craiova;
(5)Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova;
(6) Laboratory of Pathology, Tg-Carbunesti Hospital


Abstract:

Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix represents the most frequent malignant neoplasm of the uterine cervix, consisting of squamous cells with malignant characteristics. The majority of squamous carcinomas of the cervix develop from lesions of the cervical epithelium, type CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia) untreated after a varied period of time. Vast epidemiological studies proved that at a global level, cancer of the uterine cervix helds the second position as frequency, among tumoral pathology of female population and the third mortality cause. HPV represents the main risk factor involved in the occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma.


Keywords: carcinoma of the uterine cervix, Human papilloma virus, epidemiology



Corresponding: Rodica TaslicaMD, PhD candidate, Laboratory of Pathology, Municipal Hospital Turnu Magurele, mail address: taslica_rodica@yahoo.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.36.02.03 - Download PDF
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