[Peritonitis secondary to perforated pyometra in a patient with cervical cancer: report of a case].
We describe a clinical case of a postmenopausal woman with a perforated pyometra with clinical manifestations of generalized peritonitis. In the English literature there are 15 reported cases and only 2 secondary to cancer of cervix, our case in the 3rd. case reported in detail. We make pertinent considerations regarding the management of this extremely rare complication.
Saleh Mata
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Martínez Velasco
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González Chávez
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Román González
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Tirado Saldívar
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013492:Suppuration; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*