Scalp metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.
We describe a 45-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix stage IIB, who was initially treated with radical radiotherapy. The patient developed multiple scalp metastases 8 months following her treatment. The scalp was involved in the disease as the sole anatomic site of distant cutaneous metastasis. The scalp lesions were treated with palliative radiotherapy. A search of the literature revealed only two cases of such distant metastatic involvement of the scalp from cervical cancer.
Maheshwari
G K
GK
Department of Radiation Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, N.C.H. Campus, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. gopal_maheshwari@hotmail.com
Baboo
H A
HA
Ashwathkumar
R
R
Dave
K S
KS
Wadhwa
M K
MK
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy