background: abnormal pap smear consists of premalignant or malignant cervical lesions. many of premalignant cervical lesions will never progress to invasive malignancy, or even may regress over the time. thus, there is always a risk of overtreatment of patients with an abnormal pap smear. a long-term follow-up of these patients can reveal final events associated with each  subtype of abnormal p...

Background: Fertility preservation in young patients with cervical cancer is a novel point which considers these days and in Iran we have a new experiment that was successful. Materials and Methods: Evaluation of literature review and our experiences in conservative management in patients with early stage cervical cancer. The key words in this research were conservative management, young women ...

conclusions trachelectomy represents a valuable conservative surgical approach for stage invasive cervical cancer. case report a 30-years-old woman with squamous cell cervical cancer stage (1 a ii) diagnosed at september 2011 expressed a wish for fertility-sparing treatment. radical abdominal hysterectomy and pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy were performed which showed no evidence of lymp...

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the main reasons death in developing countries around world, with an incidence sixty-one percent females, so it important to detect precancerous lesion decrease morbidity and mortality rates due cervical cancer.

The screening of cancer is important in secondary prevention in clinical oncology. The cervical cancer screening by pelvic examination and Pap smear test is the standard practice worldwide. However, the coverage of the screening is an important consideration in public health. Some specific vulnerable populations are considered to have a low chance of having access to health care services includ...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is considered as the main sexually transmitted etiological agent for the cause and progression of preneoplastic cervical lesions to cervical cancer. This study is discussing the prevalence of HPV and its genotypes in cervical lesions and invasive cervical cancer tissues and their association with various risk factors in women from Varanasi and its adjoining areas in ...

background: cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide. vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge are the most common symptoms. although ascites has been reported in cases with cervical cancer, it is due to other causes such as ovarian metastasis. case presentation: a 78-year-old diabetic woman who presented with ascites and abdominopelvic mass was misdiagnosed with ov...

background and aim: generally, in patients with cervical cancer, careful preliminary evaluation is necessary for avoiding improper surgical procedures and making effective clinical decisions for treatment. the aim of this study was to determine surgeons’ errors, which necessitate a combination of surgery and radiotherapy for cervical cancer patients.    methods: in this retrospective study, med...

background: best dose distribution in target volume and control of organ at risk (oar) dose are the two main goals in brachytherapy. materials and methods: in this study in vivo dosimetry in 4 rectal points was performed by transillumination dosimeter (tld) s and the measured doses were compared in different patients. one point was reported to have the maximum dose in each patient and the very ...

Background: The accuracy of diagnostic assays in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) genital infection and cervical cancer has remained a clinical challenge in diagnosis.  Evidence indicates that a large proportion of cervical cancer can be prevented through organized care for HPV and testing. Countries with low per capita income, such as Iran and its neighbour...