Abstract

GARCIA A, Ernesto; GARCIA R, Carlos Alberto  and  SANDOVAL M, Diana. Tumor de colisión de cérvix uterino: presentación de 17 casos. Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol. [online]. 2011, vol.76, n.6, pp. 399-403. ISSN 0717-7526.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-75262011000600005.

Colison tumor is an uncommon variant of cervical tumors originating from the reserve cells of squamous cell union and must be differentiated from adenosquamous carcinomas. The aim of this paper is to determine the morphological characteristics of 17 cases of collision tumor of uterine cervix, in which it was found that the average age at diagnosis was 48.7 years (range: 34-87 years). In 5 cases lymph node metastases were of the adenocarcinoma component.

Keywords : Cervix; collision tumors; adenosquamous tumor; mixed tumor.