Microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a 14-year-old adolescent: case report and literature review

Microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a 14-year-old adolescent: case report and literature review

CONTEXT: Cancer of the uterine cervix is rare during adolescence. The reported rates are 0/100,000 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years and 1.7/100,000 women aged 20 to 24 years. However, several studies have shown increasing incidence of preneoplastic lesions at increasingly early ages. CASE REPORT: Thi...

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Main Authors: Carla Vitola Gonçalves, Silvana Maria Quintana, Alessandra Cristina Marcolin, Geraldo Duarte, Juvenal Soares Dias da Costa, Fabine Karam, Mônia Steigleder Bianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Uterine cervical neoplasms
Colposcopy
Papillomavirus infections
Adolescent
Uterine cervical diseases
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