Squamous cell carcinoma associated with amoebic cervicitis. Report of a case.
A case of squamous cell carcinoma associated with amebiasis is presented. Protozoa identified as Entamoeba histolytica were found in a routine Papanicolaou smear and in the cervical biopsy of a young woman following the initial diagnosis of cervical cancer and the institution of a radiation therapy regimen. No amoebae were found in repeated stool specimens. The late detection and diagnosis of amebiasis precluded any possible changes in the management of the case. Initial follow-up for the carcinoma demonstrated that the patient was not responding well to therapy; her failure to return to the clinic precluded long-term follow-up and treatment for the amebiasis.
Arroyo
G
G
Department of Cytology and Morphology, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Elgueta
R
R
D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000656:Amoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology