1993
DOI: 10.1159/000292597
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Involvement of the Local Immune Response in a Case of Advanced Cervical Cancer in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Abstract: Although patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have frequently accompanying malignancies, there are few documented cases in the literature of advanced cervical cancer patients with SLE. This report describes a case of advanced cervical cancer in a 39-year-old patient with a 20-year history of SLE (FIGO stage IIIb) and evaluates the immunological response of the tumor. The clinical course of this patient with SLE, with rapid growth of cervical cancer and a poor prognosis, may suggest that T cells pla… Show more

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“…Recent work has suggested that women with SLE have an increased prevalence of HPV infection [17]. Whether this is due to exposure to medication or a baseline abnormality in the immunology of patients with SLE [18] is unknown.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent work has suggested that women with SLE have an increased prevalence of HPV infection [17]. Whether this is due to exposure to medication or a baseline abnormality in the immunology of patients with SLE [18] is unknown.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%