Solitary skull metastasis in presumed early stage cervical cancer

Brianne M Morgan; Matthew Bierowski; Amalia Brawley; Ayodele G Ayoola; Joshua Kesterson

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2021.100889

Solitary skull metastasis in presumed early stage cervical cancer

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2021 Nov 13:38:100889. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100889. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Authors

Brianne M Morgan¹, Matthew Bierowski¹, Amalia Brawley², Ayodele G Ayoola³, Joshua Kesterson²

Affiliations

¹ Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States.
³ Department of Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States.

Abstract

•We present an isolated skull metastasis in stage IB2 squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.•Providers should have high index of suspicion for skull mass following cervical carcinoma diagnosis.•Adding denosumab to treatment regimen for bony metastasis should be considered due to its bone stabilizing properties.

Keywords: Cervical carcinoma; Denosumab; Skull metastasis.

Publication types

Case Reports