ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the patient's age and clinical prognosis of cervical cancer. METHODS: Ninety-three patients with cervical cancer selected from those hospitalized in Nanfang Hospital from Jan 1997 to Dec 2002 were divided into younger age (less than 35 years old) and elder age group ( more than 35 years old). Comparison was made in the clinical stages, pathological grade and differentiation between the 2 groups. RESULTS: Statistical difference was found in the clinical stages and pathological grade between the 2 groups, and in patients below the age of 35 years, 82.61% were below stage II a and 17.39% above stage II b, had squamous cell carcinoma and 13.39% had adenocarcinoma; In those above 35 years, 51.43% were classified below stage II a stage and 48.73% above stage II b, and squamous cell carcinoma were identified in 82.98% and adenocarcinoma in 17.02% of these patients. However, no statistical difference was found in the cell differentiation between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Patients above 35 years have poorer prognosis than their younger counterparts, which might be due to more advanced clinical stage and higher rate of adenocarcinoma.
