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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The histology of ovarian cancer: worldwide distribution and implications for international survival comparisons (CONCORD-2)
Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 144, No. 2, Year 2017
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Objective Ovarian cancers comprise several histologically distinct tumour groups with widely different prognosis. We aimed to describe the worldwide distribution of ovarian cancer histology and to understand what role this may play in international variation in survival. Methods The CONCORD programme is the largest population-based study of global trends in cancer survival. Data on 681,759 women diagnosed during 1995–2009 with cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube, peritoneum and retroperitonum in 51 countries were included. We categorised ovarian tumours into six histological groups, and explored the worldwide distribution of histology. Results During 2005–2009, type II epithelial tumours were the most common. The proportion was much higher in Oceania (73.1%), North America (73.0%) and Europe (72.6%) than in Central and South America (65.7%) and Asia (56.1%). By contrast, type I epithelial tumours were more common in Asia (32.5%), compared with only 19.4% in North America. From 1995 to 2009, the proportion of type II epithelial tumours increased from 68.6% to 71.1%, while the proportion of type I epithelial tumours fell from 23.8% to 21.2%. The proportions of germ cell tumours, sex cord-stromal tumours, other specific non-epithelial tumours and tumours of non-specific morphology all remained stable over time. Conclusions The distribution of ovarian cancer histology varies widely worldwide. Type I epithelial, germ cell and sex cord-stromal tumours are generally associated with higher survival than type II tumours, so the proportion of these tumours may influence survival estimates for all ovarian cancers combined. The distribution of histological groups should be considered when comparing survival between countries and regions. © 2016
Authors & Co-Authors
Matz, Melissa
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Coleman, Michel P.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Chirlaque, María Dolores
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
Visser, Otto J.
Unknown Affiliation
Allemani, Claudia
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Bouzbid, Sabiha
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Hamdi-Cherif, Mokhtar
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Zaidi, Zoubida
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Bah, Ebrima
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Swaminathan, Rajaraman
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Nortje, S. H.
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El-Mistiri, Mufid M.
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Bayo, Siné
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Mallé, Brahima S.
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Manraj, Shyam Shunker
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Sewpaul-Sungkur, R.
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Fabowale, A.
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Ogunbiyi, Olufemi John
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Bradshaw, Debbie Young
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Somdyala, Nontuthuzelo I.M.
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Abdel-Rahman, Manar E.
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Jaïdane, Lilia
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Mokni, Moncef
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Kumcher, I.
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Moreno, Florencia
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González, Manuel Soledad
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Laura, Eduardo A.
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Espinola, Silvia B.
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Calabrano, Gladis H.
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Carballo Quintero, Beatriz
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Garcilazo, Dimas A.
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Giacciani, P. L.
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Diumenjó, María C.
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Laspada, Walter D.
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Green, Mark A.
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Lima, Carlos Anselmo
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de Souza, Paulo César Fernandes
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Statistics
Citations: 90
Authors: 254
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.10.019
ISSN:
00908258
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female