Intracranial metastases from adenocarcinoma of cervix: a case report

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2005 May-Jun;15(3):561-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.15326.x.

Abstract

Carcinoma of cervix usually spreads contiguously to the adjacent organs, by lymphatics to the pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes and by hematogenous route to distant organs. The common sites of distant metastasis are lung, supraclavicular lymph nodes, liver, and bones. The brain is a rare site of metastasis. We report here a rare case of a 72-year-old woman with carcinoma of cervix, FIGO stage IIA, who developed metastases to the brain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*