Cervical cancer with brain metastasis: Case report and review of literature

Abstract

Brain metastases arising from cervical cancer are exceedingly rare. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with a history of cervical cancer who was admitted in our department and was diagnosed with a solitary symptomatic brain metastasis. Treatment included aggressive tumor resection, followed by radiotherapy, but overall, with a poor prognosis. Histopathologic examination confirmed the metastatic origin from a primary cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

Keywords

• cervical cancer
• metastasis
• brain involvement