"Microinvasive" adenocarcinoma of the cervix implanting in an episiotomy scar.
Episiotomy scar tumor implantation arising from a cervical carcinoma is rare. This report details a patient who developed an episiotomy implant from a "microinvasive" adenocarcinoma of the cervix 5 months following vaginal delivery. The implant behaved as a primary focus for metastases to the inguinal lymph nodes. Despite subsequent treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy the patient succumbed to the disease. The case is the first reporting a poor outcome following an episiotomy scar implant from a primary cervical adenocarcinoma. The poor outcome highlights the controversy regarding the use of the term microinvasive with respect to glandular cervical lesions.
Van den Broek
N R
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Regional Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tyne and Wear, England.
Lopes
A D
AD
Ansink
A
A
Monaghan
J M
JM
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D004841:Episiotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011247:Pregnancy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology