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Case Report
Metastatic gastric cancer mimicking an advanced cervical cancer: A case report
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Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and 2Pathology, Tsuruoka Municipal Shonai Hospital, Izumi-machi, Tsuruoka-city, Yamagata (Japan)
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2011, 32(2), 199–200;
Published: 10 April 2011
Abstract
Background: Metastasis to the uterine cervix from non-gynecologic neoplasms is rare. However, metastatic tumors sometimes precede the diagnosis of a primary tumor, and may lead to diagnosis of the primary tumor. Case: A 50-year-old woman was referred to us complaining of increasing right flank pain. Computed tomography scan demonstrated an enlarged uterus with right-sided hydronephrosis and hydroureter. Cervical cytology revealed adenocarcinoma. She was considered to have a Stage IIIB cervical adenocarcinoma. Although no cervical lesion was seen colposcopically, histopathology from biopsies of the uterine cervix revealed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma infiltrating around the normal endocervical glands. A metastasis from the gastrointestinal tract was suspected. The patient underwent gastroscopy and was found to have Borrmann type IV gastric cancer. Biopsies confirmed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with signet ring cells. Conclusion: Physicians should bear in mind that metastatic tumors may precede the diagnosis of a primary tumor and could manifest by mimicking advanced cervical cancer.
Keywords
Gastric cancer
Metastasis
Uterus