title: An unusual presentation of Wegener disease of the cervix: presenting as cervical cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  : Wegener granulomatosis is a rare autoimmune disease of unknown cause. It commonly affects the respiratory tracts, lungs, and kidneys.Involvement of the uterine cervix is rare, with only 4 previously published cases in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  : This is a case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  : We describe the unusual presentation of Wegener granulomatosis involving the uterine cervix, presenting as cervical cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  : A review of previously published cases of Wegener granulomatosis involving the uterine cervix is presented.We report the first case of Wegener granulomatosis involving the cervix without antecedent diagnosis or treatment of Wegener granuloma in any other organ.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom. abilad@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Abi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oladipo
authors.forename: Sahathevan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sathiyathasan
authors.forename: Syamala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Kannapar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jeyanthan
authors.forename: Yewnade
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hakeem-Habeeb
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008853:Microscopy; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology