Well-differentiated papillary villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix: a case report.

In contrast to other types of cervical adenocarcinoma, well-differentiated papillary villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix is unique for its tendency to develop in young women and its excellent prognosis. Until now, no tumor recurrence has been reported in the English literature following surgical treatment that varies from conization to radical hysterectomy. We report a case of 47-year-old female who presented with postcoital bleeding and was treated by radical hysterectomy for FIGO (International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians) Stage Ib cervical carcinoma, in which the preoperative cervical biopsy diagnosis was adenocarcinoma. The patient was well at follow-up nine months after surgery. A literature review including treatment implications is presented.