Epidemiological Profile and Risk Factors of Ovarian Cancer in Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca Morocco: About 131 Cases

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Abdellatif Benider Benfateh Meriem Mohammed Benlahfid Nadia Alfaidy Souha Sahraoui Touria Aboussaouira

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Benfateh Meriem
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cell Culture Unit, CED, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco

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Introduction: Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide, generally characterized by a poor prognosis. Most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage. The standardized incidence rate for the world population is 8.1/100,000 women per year, with an estimated 239,000 new cases and 152,000 deaths per year worldwide. Methods: This study aims to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of ovarian cancer by studying the risk factors of this pathology on a sample of 131 cases followed at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca from 2010 to 2012 using SPSS version 16.0 software. Results: The average age of the patients is 51.47±13 years, the significant risk factors observed are multiparity (64.3%), menopause (58%) as personal history and hypertension (77.78%) as medical history. The majority of the patients (60%) came from urban areas, (50.4%) had cystic looking tumors (34.4%) on the right side, cystadenocarcinoma (20.6%) was the most frequent histological type, (74.8%) metastases were noted, including (44.3%) peritoneal carcinosis. Conclusion: We concluded that the epidemiological profile of ovarian cancer is close to national and Maghreb data. A better biological investigation as well as an adequate management would allow its early diagnosis and the reduction of its incidence.

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Received: Wed 27, May 2020
Accepted: Mon 15, Jun 2020
Published: Tue 30, Jun 2020

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© 2023 Benfateh Meriem. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.COR.2020.06.16