Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

• The lesion is most likely due to a viral infection.
• We could check it, but it's probably immaterial now.
• The initial infection could have been years ago.
• It's almost a certainty that her husband is infected.
• Her kids would not be infected.
• As for the malignancy, it's at least superficially invasive.
• Abdominal hysterectomy and lymph node dissection is the treatment at this stage.
• Depending on the stage of the cancer, further treatment may be indicated.

Her surgery is done the following week.                     Back