ENDOMETRIAL ADENOCARCINOMA METASTATIC TO THE SCALP - CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

A rare case of scalp metastasis from endometrial adenocarcinoma, demon strating the poor prognosis for these patients, is reported. A 56-year -old woman with FIGO Stage IC, Grade 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma pres ented 15 months after initial surgery and radiation therapy with a sca lp metastasis. Metastatic evaluation revealed widespread extrapelvic d isease. She did not respond to chemotherapy and died 3 months after re currence. Her course typifies that of patients with other cutaneous me tastases as described in the literature: disease noted elsewhere at th e time of recurrence, poor response to therapy, and death within 6 mon ths. (C) 1997 Academic Press.