Pelvic abscess with fistula to the abdominal wall due to verrucous carcinoma

The case report of a 38-year-old woman with a pelvic abscess resulting from verrucous carcinoma of the uterine cervix is presented. This case is remar kable because the abscess formed a fistula through the anterior abdominal w all and because there was no visible lesion on the cervix. The patient unde rwent a total abdominal hysterectomy, left salpingectomy, fistulectomy, and removal of the abscess. Diagnosis was made on pathologic examination of th e extirpated specimen. Genital tract verrucous carcinoma and genitocutaneou s fistulae are reviewed. (C) 1999 Academic Press.