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Scalp and skull bone metastasis in cervical carcinoma—a rare entity

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the first in Peru; however, metastasis to the cranial scalp is extremely rare. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman diagnosed with cervical cancer IIIB, who received treatment based on concurrent pelvic radiotherapy with c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Díaz, José Fernando Robles, Zelaya, Adela Heredia, Rosas, Alicia Milagros Avalos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6834395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31921340
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2019.969
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Sumario:Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the first in Peru; however, metastasis to the cranial scalp is extremely rare. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman diagnosed with cervical cancer IIIB, who received treatment based on concurrent pelvic radiotherapy with chemotherapy followed by brachytherapy at the primary level with complete response, developing, at 18 months, a metastatic lesion at the scalp level without evidence of recurrence in the cervix. With the rapid growth of the metastatic lesion leading to the destruction of the cranial cap, the meninges can be observed directly, without presenting to the neurological clinic.