Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 37-year-old primigravid patient, at 20 weeks of gestation, was referred to gynecology and obstetrics department for pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding.At speculum examination, she had a cervical bleeding mass.The transvaginal ultrasound showed a complex left pelvic masses.A pelvic MRI was performed, revealing an extended cervical cancer with lymph node metastasis.The patient was diagnosed with an invasive locally advanced tumor of the cervix.After multi-disciplinary reunion, pregnancy was interrupted, and the patient had hysterectomy, adnexectomy and lymphadenectomy associated with adjuvant chemotherapy.The early follow up did not reveal any complication.
Source: Acta Scientific Women s Health
Authors: Imen Ganzoui, Dorsaf Nouri, Mariem Balti
Institution: Tunis El Manar University
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4211228535