Scalp metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix

Authors
Maheshwari, GK Baboo, HA Ashwathkumar, R Dave, KS Wadhwa, MK
Citation
Gk. Maheshwari et al., Scalp metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, INT J GYN C, 11(3), 2001, pp. 244-246
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
ISSN journal
1048891X → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
244 - 246
Database
ISI
SICI code
1048-891X(200105/06)11:3<244:SMFSCC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We describe a 45-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix stage IIB, who was initially treated with radical radiotherapy. The patient developed multiple scalp metastases 8 months following her treatment. The scalp was involved in the disease as the sole anatomic site of distant cuta neous metastasis. The scalp lesions were treated with palliative radiothera py. A search of the literature revealed only two cases of such distant meta static involvement of the scalp from cervical cancer.