Cervical cancer physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nima Nasiri, M.D.[2], Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [3]

Overview

Physical examination of patients with late cervical cancer is usually remarkable for vaginal bleeding, cervical mass, pallor, and pedal edema.

Physical examination

Physical examination of patients with early cervical cancer is usually unremarkable. However, patients with advanced cancer may have the following findings:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Appearance of the patient

Patients with cervical cancer are Lethargic and pale

HEENT

Lymphadenopathy

Skin

Pallor

Abdomen

Discomfort on palpation

Pelvic exam

Vaginal bleeding
Cervical mass

Extremities

Pedal edema

References

↑ Rodríguez-Rosales, Yuridia Evangelina; Salazar-Mejía, Carlos Eduardo; Soto-Martínez, Blanca Angélica; Hernández-Barajas, David; Vidal-Gutiérrez, Oscar; Gómez-Macías, Gabriela Sofia (2019). “Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer”. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2019: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2019/7524797. ISSN 2090-6706.
↑ Eze, Justus N.; Emeka-Irem, Esther N.; Edegbe, Felix O. (2013). “A Six-Year Study of the Clinical Presentation of Cervical Cancer and the Management Challenges Encountered at a State Teaching Hospital in Southeast Nigeria”. Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology. 7: CMO.S12017. doi:10.4137/CMO.S12017. ISSN 1179-5549.
↑ Orski J, Telesińska D, Curyło A, Grodzicki T (2002). “[Cardiac tamponade as the first clinical manifestation of squamous cell carcinoma]”. Prz. Lek. (in Polish). 59 (2): 121–4. PMID 12152250.

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[Rodríguez-RosalesSalazar-Mejía2019-1] Rodríguez-Rosales, Yuridia Evangelina; Salazar-Mejía, Carlos Eduardo; Soto-Martínez, Blanca Angélica; Hernández-Barajas, David; Vidal-Gutiérrez, Oscar; Gómez-Macías, Gabriela Sofia (2019). “Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer”. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2019: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2019/7524797. ISSN 2090-6706.

[EzeEmeka-Irem2013-2] Eze, Justus N.; Emeka-Irem, Esther N.; Edegbe, Felix O. (2013). “A Six-Year Study of the Clinical Presentation of Cervical Cancer and the Management Challenges Encountered at a State Teaching Hospital in Southeast Nigeria”. Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology. 7: CMO.S12017. doi:10.4137/CMO.S12017. ISSN 1179-5549.

[pmid12152250-3] Orski J, Telesińska D, Curyło A, Grodzicki T (2002). “[Cardiac tamponade as the first clinical manifestation of squamous cell carcinoma]”. Prz. Lek. (in Polish). 59 (2): 121–4. PMID 12152250.

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