Scalp and cranial bone metastasis of endometrial carcinoma: a case report and literature review.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to report a rare case of scalp and cranial bone metastasis of endometrial carcinoma and review the literature.


METHODS
We report a 45-year-old multiparous woman with FIGO Stage 1A Grade II endometrial adenocarcinoma who presented 3 years following total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with scalp and cranial bone metastasis. Similar cases in the literature are reviewed.


RESULTS
The patient metastatic workup revealed local, distant, scalp, and cranial bone metastasis. She died within 6 months. The poor prognosis is similar to that of six other cases reviewed.


CONCLUSIONS
Scalp and cranial bone metastasis following endometrial carcinoma is extremely rare. It is a reflection of a widely disseminated disease and poor prognosis. However, single bone metastasis has a better postmetastatic survival with the help of local radiotherapy than scalp and multiple bone metastasis.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia.
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Mustafa
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Al-Nuaim
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Inayat-Ur-Rahman
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012886:Skull