Cranial nerve palsy revealing an occipitovertebral metastasis from carcinoma of the uterine cervix

Joint Bone Spine. 2001 Mar;68(2):170-4. doi: 10.1016/s1297-319x(00)00249-9.

Abstract

A 37-year-old woman had a histologically documented occipitovertebral metastasis from an invasive epidermoid carcinoma of the uterine cervix. The metastasis was found 3 months after the primary and was treated by local radiation therapy followed by systemic chemotherapy. Radiation therapy was highly effective in relieving the pain but was not associated with changes in magnetic resonance imaging findings. Lymph node involvement and local extension occurred. The patient died 1 year after the diagnosis of the metastasis. Involvement of the occipitovertebral junction by uterine cervix carcinoma metastasis is exceedingly rare. The relevant literature is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Skull Neoplasms / complications
  • Skull Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*