GROSS OMENTAL METASTASIS OF MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA OF THE UTERINE CERVIX - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
REICH O TAMUSSINO K
Citation
O. Reich et K. Tamussino, GROSS OMENTAL METASTASIS OF MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA OF THE UTERINE CERVIX - A CASE-REPORT, International journal of gynecological cancer, 8(4), 1998, pp. 349-351
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology",Oncology
Journal title
International journal of gynecological cancer → ACNP
ISSN journal
1048891X
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
349 - 351
Database
ISI
SICI code
1048-891X(1998)8:4<349:GOMOMC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A 54-year-old female with invasive mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of t he uterine cervix had an uncommon type of spread. On clinical examinat ion the patient had FIGO stage IIB disease; MRT showed a tumor volume of 15 ml and extension to right parametrium. Radical hysterectomy was planned but laparotomy revealed gross extrapelvic metastases in the gr eater omentum. The unexpected spread of this tumor may suggest that ME Cs of the cervix are more aggressive than their squamous cell counterp arts.