Precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix at the Buea regional hospital- Cameroon

The ectocervix is the part of uterus which plunges into apex vagina. A stratified squamous epithelium covers it. endocervical canal, establishes communication between vagina and endometrial cavity, paved with a mucous secreting glandular epithelium. Because acidity vagina, these two epithelia undergo metaplasia. Some oncogenic factors do ignite instead dysplasia. CIN1, CIN2, CIN3 correspond to premalignant transformation 1/3, 2/3 3/3 from basal membrane. Invasive Cancer when latter broken, there penetration stroma by malignant cells. Methodology: retrospective hospital-based study was conducted establish prevalence various cervical malignancies at Buea regional hospital. registry pathology department used. spanned 8th March 2017 16th 2021. Results: different cancer types found were cell carcinoma, small adenocarcinoma, non-Hodgkin or lymphoma cervix. Their respective percentages 73%, 20.7%, 5.4% 0.9%. Conclusion: Four cancers in this study. for carcinoma (73%), (20.7%), adenocarcinoma (5.4%), cervix (0.9%).