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Villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma of the cervix: Case report
Author(s) -
Lakhtakia Ritu,
Singh M.K.,
Taneja P.,
Kapila K.,
Kumar S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/1096-9098(200008)74:4<297::aid-jso12>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , adenocarcinoma , papillary adenocarcinoma , incidence (geometry) , disease , pathology , uterine cervix , general surgery , oncology , carcinoma , gynecology , cancer , physics , optics
The incidence of cervical adenocarcinoma is on the rise over the last several decades. It generally carries a worse prognosis than squamous carcinoma. Villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma (VGA) of the cervix has been identified as a distinct subset of cervical adenocarcinoma that occurs in young women and supposedly carries an excellent prognosis. We report a case of adenocarcinoma of the cervix in a young woman that had classical histological features of VGA but at operation showed presence of tumor cells in the peritoneal wash. A review of world literature on the 56 cases reported so far is presented where occasional cases showing disease spread have been reported, suggesting caution in the management and follow‐up of this clinicopathologic entity. J. Surg. Oncol. 2000;74:297–299. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.