Late breast cancer recurrence to the uterine cervix with a review of the literature.
The cervix is a possible site of metastasis from any primary malignancy, but no specific indication on follow-up examination is present. We present an asymptomatic patient with isolated breast cancer cervical recurrence diagnosed by colposcopy after 11 years from primary disease. After a PubMed search and a review of current guidelines, no indication to follow-up examination regarding the cervix is present. The adoption of colposcopy in cancer survivors might be an aid to gynecologists in diagnosing cancer recurrence. Cancer survivors might benefit from a more thorough gynecologic examination as compared with the simple Papanicolaou test.
D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000097:blood / Q000556:secondary*; D003127:Colposcopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D018396:Mucin-1 / Q000097:blood; D011878:Radiotherapy; D013995:Time; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen / Q000097:blood; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000556:secondary*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018396:Mucin-1; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen