title: Pelvic abscess with fistula to the abdominal wall due to verrucous carcinoma.
abstract: The case report of a 38-year-old woman with a pelvic abscess resulting from verrucous carcinoma of the uterine cervix is presented. This case is remarkable because the abscess formed a fistula through the anterior abdominal wall and because there was no visible lesion on the cervix. The patient underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy, left salpingectomy, fistulectomy, and removal of the abscess. Diagnosis was made on pathologic examination of the extirpated specimen. Genital tract verrucous carcinoma and genitocutaneous fistulae are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, 5656 Kelley Street, Houston, Texas 77026, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vang
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000328:Adult; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000150:complications*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*