Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix--a case report with review of the literature.

Background: Glassy cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare neoplasm, first described by Gluksman and Cherry in 1956. It is a poorly differentiated adenosquamous carcinoma, comprising about 1-2% of all cervical cancers.

Case Presentation: We report a case of glassy cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix in 67-year-old female, nullipara, diagnosed two months after symptom onset, in IV-B stage of the disease according to the FIGO classification scale.