Publications by authors named "Ana Francisca Jorge"

Introduction: Uterine carcinosarcoma is a rare and aggressive biphasic malignancy and is currently included in the high risk endometrial carcinoma group. The aims of this study were to determine the clinicopathological profile, treatment, recurrence/progression patterns, survival and prognostic factors.

Material And Methods: Retrospective study of 42 patients, surgically staged and followed-up at a cancer centre, between 2005 and 2013.

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Objective: The authors describe the 20th known case of cervical cancer with metastasis in an episiotomy scar, being the first case describing an implant of malignant cells in the episiotomy scar associated with glassy cell carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: One case report.

Results: We describe the case of a 34-year-old woman, with cervical cancer diagnosed 1 month after delivery.

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Objective: Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies in pregnancy and one percent of women diagnosed with cervical cancer are pregnant or postpartum at the time of the diagnosis. We discuss how pregnancy will affect the management of cancer, and cancer will affect the management of the pregnancy.

Material And Methods: Three case reports.

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