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Non-keratinizing squamous cervical cancer in a 25-year-old patient: Clinical case report

Abstract:

Cervical cancer is a cellular alteration that originates in the epithelium of the cervix that usually manifests initially through precancerous lesions and whose origin is related to the persistence of oncogenic human papillomavirus serotypes. Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent neoplasm in women worldwide, it is estimated that in 2018 some 570,000 new cases were diagnosed, representing 6.6% of cancers in women and a total of 311,365 deaths were registered. Several reports show that the frequency of this type of cancer in young women is low and that those who are 35 years of age or older are at the highest risk of developing the disease. This is due to the long period of time required for the factors involved in its development to initiate the pro-oncogenic cascade. We present the clinical case of a 25-year-old patient who was diagnosed with cervical carcinoma, which shows that age is not a limitation in the appearance and severity of this type of cancer.