Calcaneal metastasis in uterine cervical cancer: a case report and a review of the literature

A 64-year-old woman with FIGO Stage IB2 cervical cancer was treated with radical surgery. Six months after her initial surgery, the patient developed calcaneal metastasis. Significant relief in bone pain was achieved with palliative radiotherapy followed by platinum-based combination chemotherapy, and the patient is currently alive with disease at eight months after the development of recurrence. Bone metastasis from uterine cervical cancer is uncommon, especially in the distal appendicular skeleton. Currently, and to the best of the authors' knowledge, calcaneal metastasis derived from cervical cancer has never been reported in English literature. As the prognosis of patients with bone metastasis is dismal and most patients die within a year, treatment should be directed towards improving the patient's quality of life and palliating their symptoms.

Calcaneus; Bone metastasis; Cervical cancer; Treatments

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