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Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer must be differentiated from other diseases and conditions that may produce similar symptoms. These include:
- Cervicitis - inflammation of the cervix
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- Cervical erosion (ectropion)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Endometrial (uterine) cancer
- Side-effects of Intrauterine Device (IUD) for birth control
- Endometrial hyperplasia
- Fibroids (benign tumors in and around the uterus)
- Atrophic vaginitis (due to lack of estrogen such as in postmenopausal women)
