Scalp Metastasis of Cervical Cancer With Favorable Outcome
| Autor: | Setare Nassiri, Elham Saffarieh, Soheila Amini Moghaddam, Maedeh Brahman, Shima Hosseini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cervical cancer
medicine.medical_specialty Chemotherapy 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Obstetrics and Gynecology Nodule (medicine) medicine.disease Metastasis Radiation therapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic system Reproductive Medicine Scalp Etiology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences. 8:333-335 |
| ISSN: | 2330-4456 |
| DOI: | 10.15296/ijwhr.2020.53 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Carcinoma of the uterine cervix is the most common gynecological malignancies in developing countries. Human papilloma virus is known as the main etiology. In addition, the spread of uterine cervical cancer often occurs through direct local extension and the lymphatics although the hematogenous spread is uncommon. Further, the scalp metastasis of cervical cancer is extremely rare. Case Presentation: In this regard, a 50-year-old woman with scalp metastasis of previous cervical cancer was discussed in the present study. She was suffering from a fast-growing and painful nodule, located on the frontal part of the scalp as a sole site of metastasis. A multidisciplinary approach was considered for her, which consisted of radical excision, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Given the lack of abundant evidence for the efficacy of this treatment, our patient has fortunately survived for more than two years. Conclusions: During the follow-up period after the completion of treatment, it is not sensible to only focus on the primary site of the tumor and thus entire examination is mandatory in this regard. |
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