| Intracranial and scalp metastasis of endometrial carcinoma. | |
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PMID: 18758422 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Endometrial adenocarcinoma is one of the most common gynecological tumors in postmenopausal women. The distant metastasis mostly involves liver, lung and bone. Scalp metastases from endometrial adenocarcinoma are very rare. CASE REPORT: A 63-year-old female with history of irregular vaginal bleeding presented with progressive headaches and a rapidly enlarging mass on the left forehead. There were no other associated symptoms including any motor or sensory deficits. MRI of the head showed a large 8 cm tumor extending from the left frontal subcutaneous tissue through the skull into the epidural space. CT scan of the abdomen, pelvis and thorax revealed a uterine mass and showed multiple signal abnormalities in the ribs and vertebra indicative of metastasis. The patient underwent craniotomy and also had an endometrial biopsy. Both craniotomy and endometrial biopsies revealed endometrioid adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: This case illustrates that although scalp or intracranial metastases from endometrial adenocarcinoma are very rare, it must remain in the differential diagnosis in an elderly woman with dysfunctional uterine bleeding and a scalp tumor. |
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Authors:
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Muhammad U Farooq; Howard T Chang |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research Volume: 14 ISSN: 1643-3750 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Sci. Monit. Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-01 Completed Date: 2008-11-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9609063 Medline TA: Med Sci Monit Country: Poland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: CS87-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. muhammad.farooq@ht.msu.edu <muhammad.farooq@ht.msu.edu> |
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Brain Neoplasms
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pathology,
secondary* Carcinoma, Endometrioid / pathology* Diagnosis, Differential Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology* Female Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology, secondary* Humans Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Skin Neoplasms / pathology, secondary* |
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