A cervical teratoma with invasive squamous cell carcinoma in an HIV-infected patient: A case report

HIV infection among women is increasing in the United States, Since January 1993, cervical cancer has been considered an AIDS-defining illness, We report a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in a teratoma of the uterine cervix in an HIV-infected patient, This patient was treated with a radical hysterectomy, para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy, She is currently 1 year from treatment and is without evidence of recurrence. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.