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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

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

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

HEENT

Skin

Abdomen

  • Discomfort on palpation

Pelvic exam

Extremities

References

References

  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.
  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.
  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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