RT  - European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology
ID  - 10.12892/ejgo3342.2017
T1  - Surgical removal of an isolated femoral metastasis of uterine cervical squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature
A1  - T. Ida
A1  - T. Goto
A1  - T. Motoi
A1  - I. Nagai
A1  - S. Matsubara
A1  - H. Fujiwara
A1  - A. Kohyama
K1  - Bone metastasis; Cervical cancer; Femur; Tumor resection.
YR  - 2017
SP  - 122
AB  - <p>A bone metastasis from uterine cervical cancer normally indicates short life expectancy. Resection of the lesion is therefore palliative. The authors consider herein whether surgical resection can promote disease control while improving quality of life. A 33-year-old woman presenting FIGO Stage IB1 uterine cervical squamous cell carcinoma underwent a radical hysterectomy and pelvic irradiation. Twenty-two-months later, a solitary femoral metastasis was detected. Given the pain, imminent bone fracture, the patient’s relative youth, absence of other metastases, and complete control of the primary lesion, wide excision of the lesion, and reconstruction were performed. Sixteen months later, she was disease-free and ambulatory using a cane. The findings of both the present case and the review showed that patients were disease-free for over one year after surgery, suggesting that resection may assist disease control as well as improve patients’ quality of life.</p>