title: Giant cervical polyp. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Very large cervical polyps are rarely reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A giant cervical polyp, 17 x 10 x 5 cm, protruded through the vaginal introitus in a 27-year-old, sexually inactive woman.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although carcinomatous change occurs in 1.7% of cervical polyps, malignant degeneration did not occur in the six reported cases. Thus, biopsy of these tumors before excision may not be necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kaspar
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abu-Musa
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Chararah
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Seoud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007973:Leukorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology