Table 1. Clinico-histopathological features among women seeking cervical cancer care at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (n = 145).
| Characteristics | N = 145 |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Age (years) | 52.1 ± 12.9 † |
| Histopathological subtype | |
| Benign cervical lesion | |
| Cervicitis | 15 (10.3) |
| Endocervical polyps | 15 (10.3) |
| Others | 3 (2.1) |
| Sub-total | 33 (22.7) |
| Precancerous cervical lesion | |
| CIN-1 | 7 (4.8) |
| CIN-2 | 1 (0.7) |
| CIN-3 | 3 (2.1) |
| Sub-total | 11 (7.6) |
| Cancerous cervical lesion | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 83 (57.2) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 6 (4.1) |
| Others | 6 (4.1) |
| Sub-total | 95 (65.4) |
| Non-definitive diagnosis | 6 (4.1) |
| Total | 145 (100) |
| Clinical symptoms | |
| PV bleeding | 62 (42.7) |
| Vaginal discharge | 42 (29.0) |
| Lower abdominal pain | 34 (23.4) |
| Others | 7 (4.8) |
| Biomarkers expression | |
| p16 | |
| Low | 42 (29.0) |
| High | 103 (71.0) |
| TOP2A | |
| Low | 55 (37.9) |
| Moderate | 29 (20.0) |
| High | 61 (42.1) |
† mean ± standard deviation
CIN cervical intraepithelial lesion
LSIL low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
HSIL high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion