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Relative frequency of cancer in the female genital tract in Indonesia.

Rukmini Rasyid Mangunkusumo, E. Taufik, Sigit Setyawan

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In a 10-year period (1970-1979) 6,111 cancer cases in males and 7,646 cases (55.3%) in females were registered. The female genital tract cancers occurred in 23.8% of all malignancies in the female. The relative frequency of the gynecological tumors was: cervix 60.3%, ovarium 25.5%, corpus uteri 6.9%, chorioca 5.1% and vulva/vagina 2.2%. A comparison is made with former reports and with other places in Indonesia.

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In a 10-year period (1970-1979) 6,111 cancer cases in males and 7,646 cases (55.3%) in females were registered. The female genital tract cancers occurred in 23.8% of all malignancies in the female. The relative frequency of the gynecological tumors was: cervix 60.3%, ovarium 25.5%, corpus uteri 6.9%, chorioca 5.1% and vulva/vagina 2.2%. A comparison is made with former reports and with other places in Indonesia.

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In a 10-year period (1970-1979) 6,111 cancer cases in males and 7,646 cases (55.3%) in females were registered. The female genital tract cancers occurred in 23.8% of all malignancies in the female. The relative frequency of the gynecological tumors was: cervix 60.3%, ovarium 25.5%, corpus uteri 6.9%, chorioca 5.1% and vulva/vagina 2.2%. A comparison is made with former reports and with other places in Indonesia.

Key concepts: Vulva, Cervix, Vagina, Genital tract, Corpus Uteri, Female circumcision, Medicine, Gynecology

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