Paracoccidioidomycosis in a patient with cervical cancer.

This report describes the case of a female patient with paracoccidioidomycosis associated with a stage IIIB cervical carcinoma. Paracoccidioidomycosis in association with a malignant tumor occurs in 0.16% to 14.1% of cases in accordance with different case series. In cases in which the cancer is disseminated, the fungal infection may behave opportunistically.