Associação da faixa etária com o diagnóstico de câncer cervical em um hospital particular em Salvador-Bahia

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a progressive condition that arises through intraepithelial changes that may progress to an invasive process. It dyes it over 15 years, even though the average age of women with invasive cervical cancer ranges from 48 to 52. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is considered the main causative agent of this cancer. Objective: To investigate cases of cervical cancer in a laboratory of pathological anatomy of a private hospital in the city of Salvador, Bahia. Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent anatomic and cytopathological examinations were analyzed from January 2015 to December 2018. The data were recorded in a collection form, made in the Microsoft Excel program. The descriptive statistics (mean / median, frequency) were applied to describe the results, which were presented in graphic form. Results: A total of 33.858 cytopathological and 82 anatomopathological exams were evaluated in the period from 2015 to 2018. The mean age of the patients was 40.8 years. In the cytopathological examinations the diagnoses were, "Negative" with a total of 30.891 (91%) exams and mean age 41.2 years; "Indeterminate" with 1.284 patients (4%) the mean age was 37.7 years. The association of the age group was made in the diagnoses of: "Low-grade lesions", with 689 patients (2%), most of them below the age of 25. 271 patients (40%); "High-grade lesions" presented patients (3%), 322 of whom were below 25 years of age, along with the age range of 25-35 years, with 321 (32%). Discussion: 1.004 patients (3%) presented a high-grade diagnosis (HSIL), relating the age group, the highest occurrence was in patients under 25 years 323 (32%), followed by the age range of 25-35 years with 321 (32 %). Conclusion: According to the results presented, we observed that, over four years, the age of cancer affected decreased for 39 years and decreased over time