EP-1331: Cancer of uterine cervix: PET-CT, IMRT and HDR

[Cancer of the uterine cervix].

Cancer of the Uterine Cervix

HEALTH ISSUE: Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases of women; it is diagnosed in almost half a million women every year and half as many die from it annually. In Canada and other industrialized countries, its incidence has decreased due to cytology screening. However, invasive cases still occur, particularly among immigrant groups and native Canadian women. Although incid...

Cancer of the Uterine Cervix

The overall five-year survival of cervical cancer is only 40% worldwide despite the development of effective screening modalities. Paramount to this issue is access to appropriate medical care which remains limited to high-risk populations throughout the world. While surgery and radiation remain the mainstays of current treatment, new therapies based on the association of cervical cancer with t...

Verrucocus Carcinoma of Uterine Cervix

Verrucous carcinoma is a peculiar type of squamous cell carcinoma character­ized by a clinicopathological behavior.This neoplasm is grossly cauliflower, warty, or parachute in shape, slowly growing and pushing the adjucent tissue without a definite invasion. Rarely causing metastasis. This tumor is radio­resistant and the choice treatment is surgery. Histological features resemble the papilloma...

Breast cancer metastasising to the uterine cervix.

CASE REPORT A 47-year-old mother of two was seen in the colposcopy clinic in November 1994 with a history of two abnormal smears. The first in June 1993 showed severe inflammation, and the repeat smear a year later showed atypical glandular cells. She had been postmenopausal for two years and had no gynaecological symptoms. In June 1993, a left mastectomy with axillary node sampling had been pe...