TITLE:
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Cervix: Case Report
AUTHORS:
Caroline Ribeiro, Cristiano Degasperi, Giovana Fontes Rosin, Isabella Osorio Wender, Márcia Appel Binda, Valentino Antonio Magno
KEYWORDS:
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Cervix, Uterine Cervix Cancer
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.9 No.6,
June
24,
2019
ABSTRACT: Adenoid
cystic carcinoma (ACC) is usually an epithelial neoplasm of the salivary glands
but can also occur in the lacrimal glands and the mucous glands of the respiratory tract,
breasts and skin. Very rarely, it may affect the uterine cervix. We report here
a case of a woman with postmenopausal bleeding for 7 months, who on physical
examination presented with a vegetative and friable tumor lesion in the uterine cervix,
measuring about 5 cm in diameter. The abdominal and pelvic computed tomography scans
showed a hypodense and heterogeneous mass in the cervix and uterine isthmus.
Histopathological examination and immunohistochemical assays confirmed the
diagnosis of ACC. The different pathological aspects, therapeutic options and
prognostic factors of ACC are discussed.