Scalp metastasis in carcinoma of the uterine cervix--a rare entity.
BACKGROUND
Distant metastasis in carcinoma of uterine cervix is a rare manifestation and bone metastasis is uncommon.


METHODS
A 60-year-old woman treated by radical radiotherapy for moderately differentiated cervical carcinoma FIGO stage IIIB presented 4 months later with swelling over right side of the scalp. Fine needle aspiration cytology from swelling showed poorly differentiated metastatic carcinoma. X-ray of the skull was suggestive of osteolytic metastasis of calvaria.


CONCLUSIONS
Bone metastasis in cervical carcinoma is a late manifestation of advanced malignancy and heralds poor prognosis. Scalp metastasis is a very rarely reported phenomenon.
Agarwal
Umber
U
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak- 124001, Haryana, India.
Dahiya
Pushpa
P
Chauhan
Ashok
A
Sangwan
Krishna
K
Purwar
Prashant
P
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D012886:Skull; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*