Cervical cancer in pregnancy: one case report and a review of current treatment recommendations
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 37-year-old pregnant woman with poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix is presented in this article. Abnormal vaginal bleeding was detected during the regular prenatal examination in the 15th gestational week, and a 2-cm cauliflower-like neoplasm was found in the cervix. Cervical biopsy suggested poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and HPV (human papillomavirus) type 16 was positive in the 21st gestational week. After three cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with TP (paclitaxel + cisplatin) regimen, the pregnant woman had received a cesarean section in the 34th gestational week, during which radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy was also performed. Metastasis was identified in the resected pelvic lymph nodes, and an additional 35 sessions of radiotherapy were applied after the surgery. No recurrence of cervical cancer has been found in the patient’s 24 months of follow-up visits.
Source: Gynecology and Pelvic Medicine
Institutions: Sichuan University, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, University of Bern, University Hospital of Bern, Seoul National University, Seoul Metropolitan Government, SNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, The University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2961295905