TY - JOUR ID - 9113 TI - Amoebic Cervicitis Mimicking Cervical Carcinoma: A Rare Presentation JO - Iranian Journal of Pathology JA - IJP LA - en SN - 1735-5303 AU - Kiran Dhingra, Kajal AU - Roy, Somak AU - Setia, Namrata AU - Mandal, Shramana AU - Khurana, Nita AD - Dept. of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India. Y1 - 2008 PY - 2008 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 47 EP - 49 KW - Amebiasis KW - Cervicitis KW - Carcinoma DO - N2 -   Amoebiasis of the uterine cervix is an extremely rare entity and presentation as carcinoma cervix has only been reported once in the extensively searched English literature. It can clinically simulate cervical malignancy by virtue of surface papillomatous and overall ulcerated and necrotic appearance. We present a case of amoebic cervicitis in a 55-year old female which was suspected to be a squamous cell carcinoma until a punch biopsy disclosed a diagnosis of amoebic etiology thereby preventing unwarranted aggressive management   UR - https://ijp.iranpath.org/article_9113.html L1 - https://ijp.iranpath.org/article_9113_5a705bfaa7387ca0c5d961e374cbf2bc.pdf ER -