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Case Reports
. 2002 Dec;87(3):310-2.
doi: 10.1006/gyno.2002.6829.

Scalp metastasis in carcinoma of the uterine cervix--a rare entity

Umber Agarwal  1 , Pushpa Dahiya, Ashok Chauhan, Krishna Sangwan, Prashant Purwar
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Case Reports

Scalp metastasis in carcinoma of the uterine cervix--a rare entity

Umber Agarwal et al. Gynecol Oncol. 2002 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Distant metastasis in carcinoma of uterine cervix is a rare manifestation and bone metastasis is uncommon.

Case: A 60-year-old woman treated by radical radiotherapy for moderately differentiated cervical carcinoma FIGO stage IIIB presented 4 months later with swelling over right side of the scalp. Fine needle aspiration cytology from swelling showed poorly differentiated metastatic carcinoma. X-ray of the skull was suggestive of osteolytic metastasis of calvaria.

Conclusion: Bone metastasis in cervical carcinoma is a late manifestation of advanced malignancy and heralds poor prognosis. Scalp metastasis is a very rarely reported phenomenon.

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