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Scalp metastasis in carcinoma of the uterine cervix--a rare entity
Umber Agarwal1, Pushpa Dahiya, Ashok Chauhan
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak- 124001, Haryana, India.
Background:
Distant metastasis in carcinoma of uterine cervix is a rare manifestation and bone metastasis is uncommon.
Case:
A 60-year-old woman treated by radical radiotherapy for moderately differentiated cervical carcinoma FIGO stage IIIB presented 4 months later with swelling over right side of the scalp. Fine needle aspiration cytology from swelling showed poorly differentiated metastatic carcinoma. X-ray of the skull was suggestive of osteolytic metastasis of calvaria.
Conclusion:
Bone metastasis in cervical carcinoma is a late manifestation of advanced malignancy and heralds poor prognosis. Scalp metastasis is a very rarely reported phenomenon.
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