title: Cerebellar metastasis in squamous cell vulvar carcinoma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Brain metastasis is rarely seen in gynecologic cancers. It is more rarely encountered in vulvar carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 56-year-old postmenopausal women referred our gynecologic oncology unit for the treatment of locally advanced vulvar carcinoma. Twenty-five days after the operation she developed vertigo and nystagmus. Cranial MRI investigation revealed that she had multiple cerebellar metastasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Brain metastasis might be seen in patient with vulvar carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of vulvar carcinoma which developed cerebellar metastasis.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Başkent University, Kubilay Sk. No. 36 Maltepe, Ankara, Turkey. pdursun@ttnet.net.tr
authors: Polat
authors: P
authors: Dursun
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Ayhan
authors: N Cagla
authors: NC
authors: Tarhan
authors: Gonca
authors: G
authors: Coban
authors: Esra
authors: E
authors: Kuscu
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery