2011•Journal of Women s MedicineOpen access
A case of isolated peritoneal metastasis in clinically early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix
Bo Hyon Yun, Jiheum Paek, Eun Ji Nam, Young Tae Kim, Sang Wun Kim
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Abstract
Cervix cancer had been the most common gynecologic cancer for decades. Although early diagnosis and treatment have\nbeen developed, cervix cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Unlike other gynecologic\ncancers, cervical cancer is defined and classified by a clinical staging system. Because this system is based on the spreading\npathway in which cancer cell prefers to spread directly to adjacent organs, it is very rare to see distant metastasis of early\nstage cervical cancer. Herein, we report a case with clinically early stage squamous cell carcinoma of uterine cervix, which\nshowed isolated peritoneal metastasis, and review the relevant literature
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