Dubai Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic
Aetiology:
In 99.7% of cases, HPV causes a pre-cancerous changes in the cervical cells that develop into cancer.
Oncogenic subtypes of HPV are: 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, and 58.
Non-oncogenic subtypes are: 6 and 11, which causes low-grade cervical lesions and genital warts.
Risk Factors:
Pathophysiology:
Symptoms:
Investigations:
Staging:
Stage I: The carcinoma is strictly confined to the cervix.
IA: Microscopic invasive carcinoma
IA1: Stromal invasion ≤ 3 mm diameter ≤ 7 mm.
IA2: Stromal invasion ˃ 3 mm diameter ˃ 7 mm.
IB: Lesion ˃ 7 mm wide or ˃ 5 mm deep or visible.
IB1: Clinical lesion ≤ 4 cm.
IB2: Clinical lesion ˃ 4 cm.
Stage II: Carcinoma extends beyond the cervix but not to pelvic wall or lower third of vagina.
IIA: Involvement of up to two-third of vagina.
IIB: Involvement of the para-metrium.
Stage III: Carcinoma extends to the pelvic wall and lower third of vagina.
IIIA: Involvement of lower one-third of vagina.
IIIB: Extended onto pelvic wall or/and hydro-nephrosis or non-functioning kidney.
Stage IV: Carcinoma extends beyond the true pelvis, or involvement of bladder or rectum.
IVA: Spread to adjacent pelvic organs.
IVB: Distant metastasis.
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