Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer During Pregnancy: From Pathogenesis to Clinical Management
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Etiology of Cervical Dysplasia
3. Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion in Pregnancy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management
4. Cervical Cancer
5. Management of Cervical Cancer During Pregnancy
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
HPV | human papillomavirus |
CIN | cervical interepithelial neoplasia |
LSIL | low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
HSIL | high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
AIS | adenocarcinoma in situ |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
CT | computed tomography |
PET | position-emitting tomography |
CK | cold knife |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
NACT | neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
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Stage | Description |
---|---|
I | Carcinoma confined to the cervix |
IA | Diagnosed only by microscopy, and the maximal invasional depth ≤ 5 mm |
IA1 | Measured stromal invasion ≤ 3 mm in depth |
IA2 | Measured stromal invasion > 3 mm and ≤5 mm in depth |
IB | The deepest invasion measurement of >5 mm (deeper than stage IA) only cervical lesion |
IB1 | Clinically visible lesion >5 mm deep and ≤2 cm in greatest dimension |
IB2 | Clinically visible lesion > 2 and ≤4 cm in greatest dimension |
IB3 | Lesion > 4 cm in greatest dimension |
II | Carcinoma invasion beyond the uterus, without the lower 1/3 part of the vagina or pelvic wall |
IIA | The tumor involves only the upper 2/3 of the vagina |
IIA1 | The tumor involves only the upper 2/3 of the vagina and is ≤4 cm in greatest dimension |
IIA2 | The tumor involves only the upper 2/3 of the vagina and is >4 cm in greatest dimension |
IIB | With parametrial invasion |
III | Carcinoma extends to the pelvic wall and/or involves the lower third of the vagina and/or causes hydronephrosis or renal failure and/or involves pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph nodes |
IIIA | The tumor involves a third of the vagina without reaching the pelvic wall |
IIIB | The tumor involves the pelvic wall and/or causes hydronephrosis or renal failure |
IIIC | Pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph node involvement |
IIIC1 | Pelvic lymph node metastasis only |
IIIC2 | Para-aortic lymph node metastasis |
IV | The tumor has extended beyond the true pelvis or has involved bladder or rectal mucosa |
IVA | The tumor spread to adjacent pelvic organs |
IVB | The tumor spread to distant organs |
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Piórecka, A.; Marcinkowska, W.; Gągorowski, F.; Gąsior, M.; Kazimierczuk, K.; Żalińska, A.; Oszukowski, P.; Pięta-Dolińska, A. Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer During Pregnancy: From Pathogenesis to Clinical Management. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113784
Piórecka A, Marcinkowska W, Gągorowski F, Gąsior M, Kazimierczuk K, Żalińska A, Oszukowski P, Pięta-Dolińska A. Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer During Pregnancy: From Pathogenesis to Clinical Management. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(11):3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113784
Chicago/Turabian StylePiórecka, Aleksandra, Weronika Marcinkowska, Filip Gągorowski, Magdalena Gąsior, Katarzyna Kazimierczuk, Agnieszka Żalińska, Przemysław Oszukowski, and Agnieszka Pięta-Dolińska. 2025. "Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer During Pregnancy: From Pathogenesis to Clinical Management" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 11: 3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113784
APA StylePiórecka, A., Marcinkowska, W., Gągorowski, F., Gąsior, M., Kazimierczuk, K., Żalińska, A., Oszukowski, P., & Pięta-Dolińska, A. (2025). Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer During Pregnancy: From Pathogenesis to Clinical Management. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(11), 3784. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113784