Histopathological Findings in Hysterectomy Specimens : A Retrospective Study

Abstract

This is a retrospective study of descriptive patterns of findings seen in hysterectomy specimens based on records from a Modern-histopathology laboratory in Aden. A total of 2,544 specimens were analyzed during the 6 years period from January 2006 to December 2012, to study the histopathological findings of these specimens. The age of the patients at hysterectomy ranged from 16-80 years with a mean of 44.6, with the maximum patients (56.3 %) in the age group 41-50 years and less patients in less than 30 years. Most common pathology findings are; Endometrial hyperplasia 1481 (58.3%), Non neoplastic cystic lesion 1386 (54.5%), Chronic cervicitis 1363 (53.6%), Adenomyosis 793 (31.2%) follow by Leiomyoma 697 (27.4%). Other less frequent pathologies identified included atrophic endometrium, Inadequate secretory endometrial transformation, Gestational Trophoblastic disease, Endometroid adenocarcinoma, cervical prolapse. This study confirms that benign pathologies are more common in hysterectomy specimens than their malignant counterparts.