First case of isolated vaginal metastasis from breast cancer treated by surgery.
BACKGROUND
Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in developed countries. This neoplasm frequently relapses at distant sites such as bone, lung, pleura, brain and liver but rarely in the lower female genital tract.


METHODS
We present the first case of isolated vaginal breast cancer metastasis and its surgical treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report focuses on the importance of an accurate genital tract examination as part of regular follow up in breast cancer survivors. Indeed, after this experience we feel that surgery could be considered a valid option for the treatment of an isolated vaginal metastasis.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy. filippo.bellati@uniroma1.it
Filippo
F
Bellati
Innocenza
I
Palaia
Maria Luisa
ML
Gasparri
Angela
A
Musella
Pierluigi Benedetti
PB
Panici
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery