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<section begin="CIN" />'''Cervical cancer''' is the cancer of the uterine cervix. It's the 4th most common cancer in females, but the 6th most common cause of cancer death. It mostly affects women 35 - 50 years old. It progresses from '''cervical intraepithelial neoplasia''' (CIN), which is the precancerous lesion of cervical cancer. Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is the cause in virtually all cases. | <section begin="gyn1" /><section begin="CIN" />'''Cervical cancer''' is the cancer of the uterine cervix. It's the 4th most common cancer in females, but the 6th most common cause of cancer death. It mostly affects women 35 - 50 years old. It progresses from '''cervical intraepithelial neoplasia''' (CIN), which is the precancerous lesion of cervical cancer. Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is the cause in virtually all cases. | ||
Cervical carcinoma is a “controllable”, highly preventable cancer for three reasons: | Cervical carcinoma is a “controllable”, highly preventable cancer for three reasons: | ||
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With colposcopy we can also see other features which are suspicious of malignancy, like exophytic lesions and hypervascularisation.<section end="CIN" /> | With colposcopy we can also see other features which are suspicious of malignancy, like exophytic lesions and hypervascularisation.<section end="CIN" /> | ||
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=== FIGO classification === | === FIGO classification === | ||
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