Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies
Background: Ligneous cervicitis is a rarely reported disease in the literature, and it is commonly misdiagnosed as genital cancer. Patients with ligneous cervicitis can have multiple systemic problems. The lesions resemble malignancies. Multiple biopsies are essential for the diagnosis. Herein, we p...
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| author | Mehmet Sait Bakır Özer Birge Ceyda Karadag Can Dinc Ahmet Boduroglu Tayup Simsek |
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| description | Background: Ligneous cervicitis is a rarely reported disease in the literature, and it is commonly misdiagnosed as genital cancer. Patients with ligneous cervicitis can have multiple systemic problems. The lesions resemble malignancies. Multiple biopsies are essential for the diagnosis. Herein, we present 2 cases of ligneous cervicitis, both of which had plasminogen deficiency. Our aim in this report was to discuss these cases with guidance of the literature. Conclusion: Ligneous cervicitis commonly mimics female genital cancers. Hence, it is very important to utilize a multidisciplinary approach in making a differential diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-32525302b2c14e8da74d8da013965c992025-08-20T02:07:40ZengIMR PressClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology0390-66632021-06-0148371972210.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2244S0390-6663(21)00188-3Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignanciesMehmet Sait Bakır0Özer Birge1Ceyda Karadag2Can Dinc3Ahmet Boduroglu4Tayup Simsek5Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics, Akdeniz University Hospital, 07010 Antalya, TurkeyDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics, Akdeniz University Hospital, 07010 Antalya, TurkeyDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics, Akdeniz University Hospital, 07010 Antalya, TurkeyDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics, Akdeniz University Hospital, 07010 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Akdeniz University, 07010 Antalya, TurkeyDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics, Akdeniz University Hospital, 07010 Antalya, TurkeyBackground: Ligneous cervicitis is a rarely reported disease in the literature, and it is commonly misdiagnosed as genital cancer. Patients with ligneous cervicitis can have multiple systemic problems. The lesions resemble malignancies. Multiple biopsies are essential for the diagnosis. Herein, we present 2 cases of ligneous cervicitis, both of which had plasminogen deficiency. Our aim in this report was to discuss these cases with guidance of the literature. Conclusion: Ligneous cervicitis commonly mimics female genital cancers. Hence, it is very important to utilize a multidisciplinary approach in making a differential diagnosis.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/3/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2244ligneous cervicitisplasminogen deficiencyligneousfemale genital tract |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Sait Bakır Özer Birge Ceyda Karadag Can Dinc Ahmet Boduroglu Tayup Simsek Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology ligneous cervicitis plasminogen deficiency ligneous female genital tract |
| title | Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies |
| title_full | Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies |
| title_fullStr | Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies |
| title_short | Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies |
| title_sort | ligneous cervico vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies |
| topic | ligneous cervicitis plasminogen deficiency ligneous female genital tract |
| url | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/3/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2244 |
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