| Case Report | |
| Scalp Metastasis of Cervical Cancer With Favorable Outcome | |
| Elham Saffarieh1, Setare Nassiri2, Maedeh Brahman2, Soheila Amini Moghaddam2, Shima Hosseini2 | |
| 1Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran 2Firoozgar Hospital, Department of Oncology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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IJWHR 2020; 8: 333-335 DOI: 10.15296/ijwhr.2020.53 Viewed : 3067 times Downloaded : 1920 times. Keywords : Cervical cancer, Metastasis, Scalp |
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| Abstract | |
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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