Late breast cancer recurrence to the uterine cervix with a review of the literature. |
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| Authors: | Natalina Manci Claudia Marchetti Francesca Esposito Marialida Graziano Federica Tomao Maria Pastore Filippo Bellati Pierluigi Benedetti Panici |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. natalina.manci@uniroma.it |
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| Abstract: | The cervix is a possible site of metastasis from any primary malignancy, but no specific indication on follow-up examination is present. We present an asymptomatic patient with isolated breast cancer cervical recurrence diagnosed by colposcopy after 11 years from primary disease. After a PubMed search and a review of current guidelines, no indication to follow-up examination regarding the cervix is present. The adoption of colposcopy in cancer survivors might be an aid to gynecologists in diagnosing cancer recurrence. Cancer survivors might benefit from a more thorough gynecologic examination as compared with the simple Papanicolaou test. |
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