Ectopic decidual cell reaction in para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes in the presence of cervical squamous cell carcinoma during pregnancy
โ Scribed by M. Ashraf; C. B. Boyd; W. A. Beresford
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 757 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
Bilateral para-aortic lymphadenectomy is routine prior to radical surgery in cancer of the cervix. A pregnant patient with invasive cancer of the cervix and ectopic decidual cell reaction in para-aortic and pelvic nodes is presented. A decidual cell reaction in frozen sections of para-aortic lymph nodes could be confused with metastatic disease. Pathogenesis of ectopic decidual cell reaction is discussed.
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