Uterine cervical cancer with brain metastasis as the initial site of presentation.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
; 41(7): 1145-8, 2015 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-25656985
ABSTRACT
Brain metastasis from uterine cervical cancer is rare, with an incidence of 0.5%, and usually occurs late in the course of the disease. We report a case of uterine cervical cancer with brain metastasis as the initial site of presentation. A 50-year-old woman with headache, vertigo, amnesia and loss of appetite was admitted for persistent vomiting. Contrast enhanced computed tomography showed a solitary right frontal cerebral lesion with ring enhancement and uterine cervical tumor. She was diagnosed with uterine cervical squamous cell carcinoma with parametrium invasion and no other distant affected organs were detected. The cerebral lesion was surgically removed and pathologically proved to be metastasis of uterine cervical squamous cell carcinoma. The patient underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy, followed by cerebral radiation therapy, but multiple metastases to the liver and lung developed and the patient died 7 months after diagnosis of brain metastasis.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article