1991 Volume 43 Issue 1 Pages 33-37
Skull metastases from the uterine cervical cancer have been rarely reported. We present a case in this report.
A 44-year-old patient with stage II b uterine cervical cancer received radical hysterectomy with regional lymphadenectomy in The Hospital of Osaka Medical College on Mamch 5, 1986. The operation, however, was incompletely performed due to advanced matastasis to the left side pelvic lymph node. Subsequently, she was treated with radiation therapy and also BMF chemotherapy. 2years later she was admitted to our hospital due to head tumor in the left parietal portion on May 1988. Several examinations revealed that it was metastasis from uterine cervical cancer. The tumor was removed and the histology showed squamous cell carcinoma strongly suggesting of a skull metastasis from the uterine cervical cancer.
In this case, we reviewed the pertinent literature and discussed the mechanisms of Metastasis.
