Symptoms
& History
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Findings
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& Think
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and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
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Non-squamous
cancer of the cervix.
Up to 25% of cancers of the
cervix are non-squamous.
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Adenocarcinoma
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Most likely of endocervical
gland origin.
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Behave like squamous cell lesions.
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Associated with HPV type 18
infection.
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Mixed adenosquamous carcinoma.
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Probably from the reserve cells
of the endocervix.
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Clear cell adenocarcinoma.
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Seen in woman of mothers using
DES.
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Pattern and behavior similar
to vaginal lesions.
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Small cell or undifferentiated.
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Neuroendocrine, similar to small
cell of lung
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Early lymphatic spread.
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Associated with HPV type 18
Mrs. Johnson is wanting
her
biopsy report.
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