Incidence, trends and morphology of ovarian cancer in Karachi (1995-2002).

Introduction: Cancer ovary is the third most common malignancy diagnosed in women in Karachi, a moderate to high risk region for the disease.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred and thirty seven cases of ovarian cancer registered at the Karachi Cancer Registry for the years 1995-2002 were reviewed.

Results: The age- standardized incidence rate (ASR) world per 100,000, crude incidence rate per 100,000 (CIR) and frequency of ovarian malignancies in 1995-1997 were 10.

Time trends in the incidence of cancer cervix in Karachi South, 1995-2002.

Introduction: The objective of the study was to determine the trends of cancer cervix in Karachi South during an eight (1995-2002) year period.

Methodology: Cancer cervix cases recorded at Karachi Cancer Registry during 1st January 1995 to 31st December 2002 were analyzed. Trends were studied by analyzing the age standardized incidence rates (ASR)s in 2 time periods, 1995-97 and 1998-2002.

Patho-epidemiology of cancer corpus uteri in Karachi South '1995-1997'.

Aim: To provide demographics and pathology of cancer of the uterine corpus in Karachi.

Methodology: Data for 66 incident cases of cancer corpus uteri, ICD-10 category C54-5 registered at the Karachi Cancer Registry, for Karachi South, during a 3 year period, 1st January, 1995 to 31st December 1997 were reviewed.

Results: Cancer uterine corpus (1995-97) was the sixth most common malignancy, following breast, oral cavity, ovary, esophagus and cervix.

Patho-epidemiology of Cancer Cervix in Karachi South.

Introduction: The present study was conducted with the objective of examining descriptive epidemiological and pathological characteristics of cancer cervix in Karachi South, an all urban district population of Karachi, Pakistan.

Methodology: A total of 74 cases of cancer cervix, ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision) category C53 were registered at the Karachi Cancer Registry, for Karachi South, during a 3 year period, 1st January, 1995 to 31st December 1997.

Results: The age standardized incidence rate (ASR) world and crude incidence rate (CIR) per 100,000 were 6.

Cord blood leptin levels in Pakistani newborns: relationship with birth weight, length and occipitofrontal circumference.

Objective: To determine the serum leptin levels in cord blood of Pakistani newborns and to ascertain the relationship between serum leptin and anthropometric parameters i.e. birth weight, length and OFC.