Open AccessCervical Cancer as a silent killer
Author(s) -
Deeksha Pandey,
Jyothi Samanth,
Charudatt Sambhaji,
PU Prakash Saxena,
Dilip Kumar Mishra,
Arun Chawla
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.137997
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , referral , cancer , vaginal bleeding , colposcopy , gynecology , vaginal cancer , obstetrics , general surgery , family medicine , pregnancy , paleontology , genetics , biology
Advanced-stage cervical cancer almost always presents either with abnormal vaginal bleeding or with foul-smelling vaginal discharge. We present here a rare case, where a postmenopausal lady presented almost silently with stage IVA cervical cancer. Fortunately, timely referral, correct diagnosis, and multispecialty team work could save her life