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- Title
Unusual Case of Splenic Metastasis in Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Cervix Uteri: Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations.
- Authors
Klamminger, Gilbert Georg; Burgard, Caroline; Rosar, Florian; Altmeyer, Katrin; Malinowski, Maciej; Nigdelis, Meletios P.; Stahl, Phillip Rolf; Solomayer, Erich Franz; Hamoud, Bashar Haj
- Abstract
Objective: Unusual clinical course. Background: Due to several factors such as its specific cellular and biochemical microenvironment, the spleen is not a predestined organ of frequent metastatic colonization in the case of primary solid carcinoma. Hence, the mode of diagnosis and the preferred treatment of a lesion highly suspicious of splenic metastasis must be decided on a case-by-case basis, considering not only the biological tumor entity but also the stage of the primary disease. Case Report: In the present case, we demonstrate the clinical course of a 37-year-old female patient who initially presented to our clinic with irregular vaginal bleeding. A consecutive gynecological examination revealed a 3×3-cm large mass of the cervix uteri, and the subsequent histomorphological workup led to the diagnosis of an adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix uteri. Therapeutically, the patient received multimodal treatment, namely radical hysterectomy with adjuvant radio-chemotherapy. After 1.5 years, the patient presented to our Emergency Department with intermittent left-sided abdominal pain. Subsequent abdominal imaging (computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography) determined a metabolically active splenic lesion with a central necrosis - signs of malignancy in line with a splenic metastasis. Presentation and discussion of the case within our interdisciplinary tumor board led to the decision of splenectomy followed by chemotherapy, a procedure that could be considered as therapeutic treatment in such exceptional cases. Conclusions: The collection and reporting of atypical clinical courses remains a key factor in precision medicine to enable the most evidence-based decision making in such cases.
- Subjects
CERVIX uteri; CERVIX uteri tumors; DIAGNOSIS; POSITRON emission tomography; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; COMBINED modality therapy
- Publication
American Journal of Case Reports, 2023, Vol 24, p1
- ISSN
1941-5923
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.12659/AJCR.941600