VILLOGLANDULAR ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX - A CASE-REPORT

Background: Villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the cervix is a rare neop lasm associated with a favorable outcome and has not been described as a complication of pregnancy. Case: A gravida at 20 weeks' gestation w as found to have a bulky stage-IB adenocarcinoma of the cervix. She wa s delivered at 32 weeks' gestation by cesarean, then a radical hystere ctomy and pelvic and periaortic lymphadenectomies were performed. Path ology revealed a deeply invasive, grade 1 villoglandular adenocarcinom a confined to the cervix. The patient remains free of disease at 14 mo nths follow-up. Conclusion: Villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the cervi x has a favorable prognosis and can be managed conservatively, even wh en complicated by pregnancy.