Case report

CERVICAL CARCINOMA IN PREGNANCY: CASE REPORT

Elhassan M. Elhassan ; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gesira, Sudan
Omer A. Mirghani ; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gesira, Sudan
Ahmed A. Mohamadani ; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gesira, Sudan
Badreldeen Ahmed ; and Weill Cornell University,New York, USA
Elhadi Miskeen ; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gesira, Sudan

Abstract

The case of 29 years old pregnant III-para at 38 weeks of gestational age is presented. The patient was admitted complaining of vague abdominal pain. By speculum examination the large cervix with reddish ulcerative cervical canal was established and punch biopsy performed. The pathohistological diagnosis was well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. No local metastases or lymph node or other signs of cancer spreading were present (stage 1a). The CS was done, born vital newborn of 2 kg weight, proceeded to total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingoophorectomy. The pathohistological finding was: Stromal invasion of 3 mm in depth and 6 mm in lateral spread (FIGO stage 1a1). Postoperative period was uneventfull, the patient was reffered to Institute of Nuclear Medicine for further management, where she received only 2 cycles of radiation and chemotherapy and thereafter stopped the treatement. Two years later the patient presented very ill and passed because of uremia.

Keywords

pregnancy; cancer; cervix cancer

Hrčak ID:

65722

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/65722

Publication date:

1.6.2009.

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