Abstract
Intraoperative histology is commonly used to guide the treatment of women with carcinoma of the cervix. We present a case where frozen section of the pelvic lymph nodes from a pregnant woman was suggestive of metastatic cervical carcinoma but final histology showed only decidual change.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
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Cesarean Section
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Decidua / pathology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Hysterectomy
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Infant, Newborn
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Lymph Nodes / pathology
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Pelvis
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology
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Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / surgery*
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Pregnancy Trimester, Third
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / surgery*