Sehrish Khurshid, Mehreen Ghias, Shabnam Hasan, Farah Khan, Arif Memon.
Histopathological analysis of hysterectomy specimen; a single center study.
Pak J Surg Jan ;37(1):44-7.

Background: Among gynaecological surgery hysterectomy is one of the commonest surgical procedure. The hysterectomy specimen is routinely sent for histopathological examination. At times, the histopathological diagnosis can be alarming, leading to major changes in the management of the patient. Objective: To study the pattern of histopathological findings of hysterectomy. Place of study: Hamdard University Hospital, Histopathology Department. Material and methods: A retrospective study of 223 hysterectomy specimen received for histopathological examination was done. Age, history, clinical diagnosis, type of surgical intervention was recorded from patient`s record file. All the specimens were fixed in 10% formalin and tissue sections were taken for processing and paraffin block preparation. Results: Out of 223 specimen, the most common age group undergoing hysterectomy was 36-45 years (47.5%) followed by age group 46-55 years ( 30.9%). 29 (13.0%) belonged to the age group of 25-35 years and 19 (8.5%) were post-menopausal age group. The most common histopathological finding in age group 36-45 years which constitute maximum number of cases was leiomyoma and most common presentation was menorrhagia. Conclusion: Histopathological examination of hysterectomy specimens helps to detect the cause and underlined pathology. There were lesser hysterectomies for malignancy and a higher rate of hysterectomies for benign disorders.

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