title: Brain metastasis from uterine cervical cancer.
abstract: Uterine cervical cancer usually spreads by local extension and through the rich lymphatic network to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. However, brain metastasis from primary cervical cancer is extremely rare. They are usually seen late in the clinical course and have poor prognosis. We present a 48-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix who developed multiple brain metastases after 30-month treatment of the primary disease. The patient received whole brain radiation therapy and steroids, and she is alive without any neurologic symptoms and signs at the 6-month follow-up after treatment of the recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sae Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Duck Yeong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Ro
authors.forename: Byung Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yong Wook
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Eung
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Keun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jung Whee
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Yoon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chi Wha
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy