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A Case of Polymyositis and Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix
Author(s) -
Armes Jane E.,
Rome Robert,
Östör Andrew G.,
Dennett Xenia
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02135.x
Subject(s) - polymyositis , medicine , basal cell , cervix , pathology , inflammatory myopathy , uterine cervix , colposcopy , oncology , dermatology , carcinoma , cervical cancer , cancer
Summary: To our knowledge, this is the fifth reported case of invasive cervical neoplasia associated with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and illustrates the importance of cervical examination in women with polymyositis.