title: [Cervical ectopic pregnancy].
abstract: Cervical pregnancy is a rare but serious complication. The most frequent presenting symptom is vaginal bleeding, and is thus common in inevitable abortion. Examination reveals a dilated cervix containing products of conception derived from the emptied uterine cavity. The pathologic criteria are cervical glands opposite the placental site, attachment to and actual invasion of the cervix by the placenta, a portion of the placenta below the posterior reflection, and no fetal parts in the corpus uteri. Treatment ranges from hysterectomy to treatment with chemical agents, mostly methotrexate. We present a case of ectopic, cervical pregnancy with exaggerated placental site in the cervix.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheba.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sheiner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yohai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery