Synonyms in the broader sense: cancer of the uterine entrance, uterine cancer
English: cervical cancer / cervix cancer
Symptoms rarely occur at first. Sometimes a sweet smelling discharge and spotting (especially after Sexual contact) be the first signs of cervical cancer. In the advanced stage, the tumor spreads further into the wall of the cervix as well as into the vagina, pelvic wall, rectum (rectum), and the connective tissue holding apparatus of the uterus in the pelvis (the so-called parametria).
Settlements (metastases) of the tumor can initially spread via the lymphatic system, later also through ingrowth into blood vessels in the liver, brain, lungs and bones (so-called hematogenous metastasis, i.e. settlement on the bloodstream), resulting in severe pain.
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Read more about the main cause of cervical cancer here: Human papillomavirus (HPV)
PAP I: Normal cell structure
PAP II: Inflammatory and metaplastic changes
PAP III: Severe inflammatory or degenerative changes, an assessment of whether the changes are malignant is not possible with certainty
PAP III D: Cells show slight to moderate atypical cell changes
PAP IV a: Severe dysplasia or carcinoma cells in situ (precancerous)
$config[ads_text2] not foundPAP IV b: Cells of severe dysplasia or of carcinoma in situ (early stage of cancer), cells of malignant cancer cannot be excluded
PAP V: Cells of a suspected malignant cancer (malignant tumor), tumor is clearly malignant
Also read the article: The biopsy of the cervix.