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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Cervical lymphadenopathy – an unusual presentation of carcinoma of the cervix: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Cervical lymphadenopathy - an unusual presentation of carcinoma of the cervix a case report Madhavi Manoharan 1 2 Durga Satyanarayana1 and Arjun RJeyarajah1 Address 1st Bartholomew s Hospital London UK and 217 Benhurst Avenue Elm Park Hornchurch Essex RM12 4QS UK Email Madhavi Manoharan - madhumano70@ Durga Satyanarayana - durgasatyanarayana@ Arjun R Jeyarajah - Corresponding author Published 28 July 2008 Received 8 July 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 252 doi 1752-1947-2-252 Accepted 28 July 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 252 2008 Manoharan et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Introduction The clinical presentation of carcinoma of the cervix as cervical lymphadenopathy has not been described before. We report a case of this unusual manifestation of cervical cancer. Case presentation A 51-year-old woman presented to our Head and Neck department with cervical lymphadenopathy. A positron emission tomography scan revealed the primary tumour to be in the cervix and a cervical biopsy confirmed carcinoma of the cervix. Conclusion Recurrences of carcinoma of the cervix presenting as lymphadenopathy have been described before but this is the first time a clinical presentation of carcinoma of the cervix as cervical lymphadenopathy has been described. Although metastasis from the cervix to the cervical lymph nodes is rare this can be explained by outlining the drainage of the lymphatic system from the cervix. Introduction Carcinoma of the