TY - JOUR
AR - COR-2020-6-116
TI - Epidemiological Profile and Risk Factors of Ovarian Cancer in Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca Morocco: About 131 Cases
AU - Abdellatif , Benider
AU - Benfateh, Meriem
AU - Mohammed , Benlahfid
AU - Nadia , Alfaidy
AU - Souha , Sahraoui
AU - Touria , Aboussaouira
JO - Clinical Oncology and Research
PY - 2020
DA - Tue 30, Jun 2020
SN - 2613-4942
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.COR.2020.06.16
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/epidemiological-profile-and-risk-factors-of-ovarian-cancer-in-ibn_COR-2020-6-116 
KW - Ovarian cancer, incidence, risk factors
AB - 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.