Scar Site Metastasis in Cervical Carcinoma - A Case Report and Review of Literature.

ABSTRACT

Metastasis to the skin occurs rarely in gynaecologic cancer, especially in cervical carcinoma. Although carcinoma of cervix is the second to fourth most common malignancy in women, cutaneous involvement originating from cervical cancer is particularly unusual, even in terminal stage of the disease. We report a case of carcinoma cervix stage Ib treated with radical surgery. Patient was advised postoperative radiotherapy but did not receive due to some problem. Two and half months after surgery patient developed recurrence on the left side of abdominal scar. Patient received 6 cycles of chemotherapy. 3 months later patient came back due to complications of advanced disease and died in hospital. In conclusion incisional cutaneous metastasis is a rarity with carcinoma cervix and is considered as an ominous prognostic sign with short survival after diagnosis.