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Radical hysterectomy for cervical carcinoma in pregnant women - a case of decidua mimicking metastatic carcinoma in pelvic lymph nodes

  • R. Hogg1,*,
  • L. Ungar1
  • P. Hazslinszky2

1Departments of Gynecological Oncology, St. Stephens Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

2Departments of Pathology, St. Stephens Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200505499 Vol.26,Issue 5,September 2005 pp.499-500

Published: 10 September 2005

*Corresponding Author(s): R. Hogg E-mail:

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Abstract

Intraoperative histology is commonly used to guide the treatment of women with carcinoma of the cervix. We present a case where frozen section of the pelvic lymph nodes from a pregnant woman was suggestive of metastatic cervical carcinoma but final histology showed only decidual change.

Keywords

Cervical cancer; Pregnancy; Ectopic; Decidua; Frozen section

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R. Hogg,L. Ungar,P. Hazslinszky. Radical hysterectomy for cervical carcinoma in pregnant women - a case of decidua mimicking metastatic carcinoma in pelvic lymph nodes. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2005. 26(5);499-500.

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https://www.ejgo.net/articles/10.12892/ejgo200505499

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