Endometrial Pathology in a Teaching Hospital in North-Central Nigeria - A Histopathological Survey

ABSTRACT

The study was a 5 year histopathological survey of endometrial biopsies seen at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital ; Ilorin; North Central Nigeria from January 1st 1997 to December 31st 2001. It aimed at identifying the morphological patterns of endometrial disorders; prevalence of these disorders and the histopathological changes associated with the clinical diagnosis in Ilorin; Nigeria. Eight hundred and eighty two slides of cases of endometrial disorders recorded in the register of the Department of Pathology; University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital; Ilorin; North Central Nigeria were reviewed. Clinical data on each of the cases was retrieved from request cards. The pathological reports and clinical data were recorded noting the age; clinical history; morphological description of lesions and the histological types. The mean age of the studied group was 28 years. The commonest indication for endometrial sampling was infertility (55.3