Cervical cancer and cervical screening Flashcards
What other cancers can high-risk HPV cause?
Cervical Penis Vulva/vagina Anus Mouth Oropharynx
What is the peak age for cervical cancer?
45-55
Which HPVs are high risk for cervical cancer?
16 & 18
What are the risk factors for cervical cancer?
Multiple partners
Early age at first intercourse
Older age of partner
Smoking
What are cervical cancer symptoms?
Abnormal vaginal bleeding Post coital bleeding Intermenstrual bleeding/PMB Discharge Pain Often asymptomatic
How is cervical cancer diagnosed?
Screen detected
Biopsy
What does screening aim to detect?
Pre-cancerous disease NOT cancer
What are the two types of cervical cancer?
Squamous cell carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
What type of cervical cancer are the majority?
Squamous carcinoma
What is the staging for cervical cancer?
1A - 4B
What is stage 1A1 cervical cancer?
Invasive cancer identified only microscopically
<3mm depth and <7mm diameter
What is stage 1A2 cervical cancer?
<5mm depth
<7mm diameter
What is stage 1B cervical cancer?
Confined to cervix
What is stage 2 cervical cancer?
Upper 2/3 vagina
What is stage 3 cervical cancer?
Lower vagina, pelvis
What is stage 4 cervical cancer?
Bladder, rectum
What is the lymphatic metastasis of cervical cancer?
Pelvic nodes
What is the systemic metastasis of cervical cancer?
Liver, lungs, bone
What investigations are used for cervical cancer staging?
PET-CT
MRI
What is the treatment for stage 1A cervical cancer?
Hysterectomy
Excision of cervical TZ
What is the treatment for stage 1B-2A cervical cancer?
Radical/total hyseterectomy
OR
Chemoradiotherapy
What is the treatment for stage 2B-4 cervical cancer?
Chemoradiotherapy
What does radical hysterectomy involve?
Removal of: uterus, cervix, upper vagina, parametria, pelvic nodes
Ovaries conserved
Exploration of pelvic and para-aortic space