Cervical cancer develops in the cervix, the lower narrow part of the uterus, when cells there grow abnormally and invade surrounding tissue. Early cervical cancer typically causes no symptoms, while later stages can produce abnormal vaginal bleeding or pelvic pain. Persistent infection with certain strains of human papillomavirus is the principal established cause, and the disease develops over many years through a series of precancerous changes in cervical tissue.
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Classification
ICD-10 Chapter Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category) Causative AgentHuman papillomavirus (HPV) 1 Connections
Treated By
Source Cervical conization (Wikipedia)
Source Loop electrical excision procedure (Wikipedia)
Pelvic exenteration is used for advanced or recurrent cervical cancer.
Source Trachelectomy (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Cervical cancer - Wikipedia
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Almost all cases (99%) are linked to genital human papillomavirus infection (HPV)
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Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the cervix, the lower narrow part of the uterus (womb).
Lead section, transmission-route statement
Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the cervix, the lower narrow part of the uterus (womb).
View the Source2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Loop electrical excision procedure (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure, Lead: treats Cervical CancerQuote, Treated By: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure, Lead: treats Cervical Cancer
The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is one of the most commonly used approaches to treat high grade cervical dysplasia (CIN II/III, HGSIL) and early stage cervical cancer discovered on colposcopic examination.
Cervical conization (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Cervical Conization, Lead: treats Cervical CancerQuote, Treated By: Cervical Conization, Lead: treats Cervical Cancer
Conization is used for diagnostic purposes as part of a biopsy and for therapeutic purposes to remove pre-cancerous cells (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia) or early stage cervical cancer.
Trachelectomy (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Trachelectomy, Lead: treats Cervical CancerQuote, Treated By: Trachelectomy, Lead: treats Cervical Cancer
As the uterine body is preserved, this type of surgery is a fertility preserving surgical alternative to a radical hysterectomy and applicable in selected younger women with early cervical cancer.
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