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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul-Sep;16(3):174-7.

Cervical Cancer Along with Unknown Cirrhosis: A Misdiagnosed Case

Soheila Aminimoghaddam  1 , Fatemeh Mahmoudzadeh  2 , Andisheh Maghsoudnia  3
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Cervical Cancer Along with Unknown Cirrhosis: A Misdiagnosed Case

Soheila Aminimoghaddam et al. J Reprod Infertil. 2015 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide. Vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge are the most common symptoms. Although ascites has been reported in cases with cervical cancer, it is due to other causes such as ovarian metastasis.

Case presentation: A 78-year-old diabetic woman who presented with ascites and abdominopelvic mass was misdiagnosed with ovarian cancer and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy. However, pathology confirmed locally advanced cervical cancer stage IV in this patient. She was discharged from the hospital three weeks after surgery with no serious complications.

Discussion: Considering all signs and symptoms to reach a verdict would reduce such malpractices and consequently lead to select the best management and treatment.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Liver cirrhosis; Misdiagnosed case; Ovarian neoplasms; Uterine cervical neoplasms.

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Large mass was shown in pelvic CT scan
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Cirrhosis was revealed by abdominal CT scan
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Pathology: invasion to myometrium
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Pathology: invasion to the bladder
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