title: Gastric-type adenocarcinoma of the cervix in a patient with Lynch syndrome: A case report.
abstract: •Lynch syndrome (LS) is an uncommon, genetic disorder which predisposes affected individuals to colorectal, endometrial and ovarian malignancies.•We report a case of cervical gastric-type adenocarcinoma in a patient with LS.•Immunohistochemistry for mismatch repair proteins is a useful screening tool in tumours suspected to be associated with LS.
authors.affiliation: Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University Medical School, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moat
authors.affiliation: Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University Medical School, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK ; Northern Gynaecological Oncology Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead NE6 9SX, UK.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals Trust, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BL, UK.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: McCluggage
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead NE6 9SX, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ralte
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, St Mary's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Edmondson
keywords: Cervical gastric-type adenocarcinoma; Lynch syndrome; MSH6