Title
Scalp and skull bone metastasis in cervical carcinoma-A rare entity
Date Issued
17 October 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
ecancer Global Foundation
Abstract
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the first in Peru; however, metastasis to the cranial scalp is extremely rare. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman diagnosed with cervical cancer IIIB, who received treatment based on concurrent pelvic radiotherapy with chemotherapy followed by brachytherapy at the primary level with complete response, developing, at 18 months, a metastatic lesion at the scalp level without evidence of recurrence in the cervix. With the rapid growth of the metastatic lesion leading to the destruction of the cranial cap, the meninges can be observed directly, without presenting to the neurological clinic.
Volume
13
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oncología Obstetricia, Ginecología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85076424393
Source
ecancermedicalscience
ISSN of the container
17546605
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