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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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The standard chemotherapy regimen is cisplatin-based. Chemotherapy is rarely used alone in the treatment of cervical cancer; it’s almost always combined with radiotherapy. | The standard chemotherapy regimen is cisplatin-based. Chemotherapy is rarely used alone in the treatment of cervical cancer; it’s almost always combined with radiotherapy. | ||
Radiotherapy may be used as primary therapy in early stages (I – IIa) in cases where surgery is not an option. | Radiotherapy may be used as primary therapy in early stages (I – IIa) in cases where surgery is not an option.<section end="gyn2" /> | ||
=== Management of CIN === | === Management of CIN === | ||