Skull Metastasis as a Primary Manifestation in Cervical Carcinoma

Abstract

Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most frequent malignant cancers in the female population. Skull and brain metastasis in CC is still a quite rare entity. We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with a primary manifestation of cervical carcinoma (FIGO IIIA) with two concurrent skull bone metastases. Because of increase in the size of the cranial tumors and new onset of neurological deterioration, a complete removal of one of the lesions with histological verification was performed. The microsurgical resection of the exophytic parietal lesion was achieved using a new visualization technique under the exoscope (Olympus Corporation, ORBEYE ® ). A multidisciplinary approach and combined treatment methods could ensure a better quality of life for patients with metastatic CC.