Other

Colonic metastasis from carcinoma cervix: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction

Published in: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology
Volume 4 , issue 1 , 2012 , pages: 34–35

DOI: 10.1080/20742835.2012.11441189

Author(s): S Prem Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India , S Gangothri Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India , V Parthasarathy Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India , K S Reddy Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India , D Basu Department of Pathology, India

Keywords: colonic metastasis , carcinoma , cervix , radiation , intestinal obstruction

Download full text Get new issue alerts

Abstract

Intestinal obstruction is a rare complication after pelvic radiotherapy for carcinoma cervix. Metastasis from carcinoma of the uterine cervix to the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who was treated by concurrent chemo-radiation for stage II B carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Five years later, she presented with acute intestinal obstruction. A laparotomy revealed a metastatic growth in the transverse colon, which was resected. The colon is an unusual site for metastasis from carcinoma cervix, and it has to be differentiated from a primary squamous cell carcinoma of the colon. Resection of the metastatic lesion may help palliate acute intestinal obstruction, and possibly prevent a perforation, which can rapidly become fatal.

« High-risk human papillomavirus screening and testing with immunohistochemical surrogate biomarkers: an alternative to polymerase chain reaction

Cervical polyp: an unusual presentation of carcinosarcoma »