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  2. Uterine cancer - Wikipedia

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    To evaluate for uterine cancer, a clinician might perform a pelvic exam to visually inspect internal pelvic organs and to feel the size and position of the uterus and ovaries. A “ pap smear ” may also be done to brush the sides of the cervix to collect cells for testing and to look at under a microscope.

  3. Cervical cancer - Wikipedia

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    [22]: 650 [27] [136] It is the most frequently detected cancer during pregnancy, with an occurrence of 1.5 to 12 for every 100,000 pregnancies. [137] The large majority of cervical cancer cases in 2020 (88%) occurred in LMICs, where they account for 17% of all cancers in women, compared with only 2% in high-income countries (HICs).

  4. Mixed Müllerian tumor - Wikipedia

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    Carcinosarcoma of the uterus. In gross appearance, MMMTs are fleshier than adenocarcinomas, may be bulky and polypoid, and sometimes protrude through the cervical os.On histology, the tumors consist of adenocarcinoma (endometrioid, serous or clear cell) mixed with the malignant mesenchymal elements; alternatively, the tumor may contain two distinct and separate epithelial and mesenchymal ...

  5. List of vaginal tumors - Wikipedia

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    Vaginal tumors are neoplasms (tumors) found in the vagina. They can be benign or malignant. [1] [a] A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue that usually forms a tissue mass. [2] [3] [4] Vaginal neoplasms may be solid, cystic or of mixed type. [5]

  6. Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix - Wikipedia

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    Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix is best defined separately:Neuroendocrine: Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands. Carcinoma: An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

  7. Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix - Wikipedia

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    Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix, also glassy cell carcinoma, is a rare aggressive malignant tumour of the uterine cervix. [1] The tumour gets its name from its microscopic appearance; its cytoplasm has a glass-like appearance.

  8. Cervical cancer staging - Wikipedia

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    Cervical cancer is a type of gynecological cancer that begins from cells lining the cervix, the lower part of the uterus. [14] Cervical cancer begins when the cells that line the cervix become abnormal and grow in a pattern that is atypical for non-cancerous cells. [14] Cervical cancer is typically first identified with an abnormal pap smear. [14]

  9. Adnexal mass - Wikipedia

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    Benign or malignant; simple or complex An adnexal mass is a lump in the tissue of the adnexa of the uterus (structures which are closely related structurally and functionally to the uterus, such as the ovaries , fallopian tubes , or any of the surrounding connective tissue ).