Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, vol.48, no.3, pp.719-722, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 48 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2244
- Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
- Page Numbers: pp.719-722
- Keywords: Ligneous cervicitis, Plasminogen deficiency, Ligneous, Female genital tract, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS INFLAMMATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS, SERIES
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Ligneous cervicitis is a rarely reported disease in the literature, and it is commonly misdiagnosed as genital cancer. Patients with ligneous cervicitis can have multiple systemic problems. The lesions resemble malignancies. Multiple biopsies are essential for the diagnosis. Herein, we present 2 cases of ligneous cervicitis, both of which had plasminogen deficiency. Our aim in this report was to discuss these cases with guidance of the literature. Conclusion: Ligneous cervicitis commonly mimics female genital cancers. Hence, it is very important to utilize a multidisciplinary approach in making a differential diagnosis.