title: Carcinoma cervix presenting with clivus metastasis.
abstract: We present an unusual case of a large metastatic lesion from carcinoma cervix located in the clivus. Patient presented with severe headache and vomiting, mimicking an intracranial pathology. Radiological imaging suggested metastatic origin of the lesion and later on investigations revealed primary in the uterine cervix. The anatomic importance of extradural neural axis component in the process of metastasis of carcinoma cervix to the clivus is highlighted in this case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Arpitha S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Manjunath
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nandennavar
authors.forename: Geeta S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Narayanan
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology