Author(s)

Mbozo’o Mvondo Samuel^1,2*, Yannick Onana¹, Aminou Mohamadou¹, Jérémie Mbo Amvene¹, David Ngaroua¹, Genesis Eric Secvou¹, Mathurin Neossi Guena², Obi Fidelis Ayuk³, Ekobena Fouda², Odile Fernade Zeh⁴, Boniface Moifo⁴, Hamadou Ba¹, Samuel Nko’o Amvene⁴

¹Departement of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of Garoua, University of Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
²Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
³Department of Radiology, Yaoundé Military Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
⁴Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers, requiring a precise complementary assessment. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of the management of cervical cancer by describing the MRI aspects of cervical cancer according to the IFOG-MRI classification. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in patients who came for clinical suspicion, extension assessment of histologically confirmed cervical cancer, from October 2020 to March 2021, in Yaoundé (Cameroon). Results: 54 patients were selected, with an average age of 50.4 years. Genital hemorrhage was the most frequent symptom (92%). The mean tumor size was 52.9 mm. According to IFOG staging, stages Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, and IV accounted for 9.10%, 10.20%, 12.50%, 29.50%, 5.70%, 12.50%, and 20% respectively. No patient had known metastasis at the time of examination. Conclusion: MRI allows non-invasive, satisfactory tumor staging examination by providing information on tumor size, parametrium invasion, adjacent organ involvement, and the presence of lymph node metastasis.

Cervical Cancer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Samuel, M. , Onana, Y. , Mohamadou, A. , Mbo Amvene, J. , Ngaroua, D. , Secvou, G. , Guena, M. , Ayuk, O. , Fouda, E. , Zeh, O. , Moifo, B. , Ba, H. and Amvene, S. (2021) Contribution of MRI in Extension Assessment of Cervical Cancer in Yaoundé (Cameroon). Open Journal of Radiology, 11, 151-159. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2021.114014.