Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix metastatic to a drain site.
A squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix metastatic to the skin at the site of a previous retroperitoneal drain is detailed. A review of the literature concerning skin metastases in cervical cancer is also presented. This is the only case the authors can find in the literature of squamous carcinoma of cervix metastasizing to a drain site.
Copas
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Spann
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Thoms
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Horowitz
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D010388:Pelvis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery