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A Rare Case of Splenic Metastasis From Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix Detected on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT

Cervical cancer is one of the common gynaecological malignancies seen in women. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy encountered in women worldwide. Squamous cell carcinoma followed by adenocarcinoma is the most common histological subtype...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Abhishek, Upadhyay, Amitabh, Pandey, Vanita, Kumar, Bhola, Mitra, Sujata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9795960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36589186
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31974
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Sumario:Cervical cancer is one of the common gynaecological malignancies seen in women. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy encountered in women worldwide. Squamous cell carcinoma followed by adenocarcinoma is the most common histological subtype of cervical cancer. Apart from nodal metastases, the usual sites of metastases are the lungs, bones, and liver. Spleen, breast, and skin have been reported as rare sites of metastasis in cases of cervical cancer. Spleen is a rare site of metastasis not only in cases of carcinoma cervix but also in various other solid tumour malignancies. Splenic metastases being uncommon are difficult to characterise using routine imaging modalities. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) evaluation helps to detect these rare sites of metastasis.