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Metastatic bone involvement in vulvar cancer: report of a rare case and review of the literature

  • M. Tolia1,*,
  • N. Tsoukalas2
  • K. Platoni1
  • M. Dilvoi1
  • P. Pantelakos1
  • N. Kelekis1
  • V. Kouloulias1

1Radiation Therapy Unit, Second Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Athens “Attikon”, Athens, Greece

2Medical Oncology Clinic, 401 Military Hospital, Athens, Greece

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo201204411 Vol.33,Issue 4,July 2012 pp.411-413

Published: 10 July 2012

*Corresponding Author(s): M. Tolia E-mail: mariatolia1@gmail.com

Abstract

Purpose: Bone metastasis secondary to vulvar carcinoma is an infrequent clinical entity. Only ten cases have been published in the literature. We describe a case of squamous vulvar carcinoma, that presented with cervical vertebral involvement, as a part of distant spread. Case: A 69-year-old woman presented with radicular pain and a painful cervical mass. MRI of the cervical spine was performed, showing an osteolytic lesion with spinal cord compression. Conclusion: This case was unique in presenting vertebral metastasis eight months after chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Keywords

Vulvar cancer; Bone metastasis; Radiotherapy

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M. Tolia,N. Tsoukalas,K. Platoni,M. Dilvoi,P. Pantelakos,N. Kelekis,V. Kouloulias. Metastatic bone involvement in vulvar cancer: report of a rare case and review of the literature. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2012. 33(4);411-413.

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