title: Retroperitoneal fibrosis complicating Stage IB squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.
abstract: A patient with Stage IB squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix associated with benign retroperitoneal fibrosis and hydroureters is reported. It is suggested that staging laparotomy is indicated in such a case to assess whether hydroureters are related to benign fibrosis or cancer metastasis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008220:Lymphography; D008784:Methysergide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008784:Methysergide