Table 2

Results of the histopathology examination for patients with the provisional diagnosis of carcinoma on the request form.

Specimen

Provisional diagnosis – carcinoma

Histological diagnosis

Carcinoma and schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis only

Cervix

Only cervix

47

12

35

Cervix and uterus

4

4

Cervix and endometrium

1

1

Cervix and vagina

1

1

Ovary

Only ovary

4

2

2

Ovary and uterus

1

1

Ovary and Fallopian tubes

1

1

Ovary and peritoneum

1

1

Swai et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:134   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-134