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Cerebellar metastasis in squamous cell vulvar carcinoma.

Dursun P, Ayhan A, Tarhan NC, Coban G, Kuscu E

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Başkent University, Kubilay Sk. No. 36 Maltepe, Ankara, Turkey, pdursun@ttnet.net.tr.

INTRODUCTION: Brain metastasis is rarely seen in gynecologic cancers. It is more rarely encountered in vulvar carcinoma. CASE HISTORY: A 56-year-old postmenopausal women referred our gynecologic oncology unit for the treatment of locally advanced vulvar carcinoma. Twenty-five days after the operation she developed vertigo and nistagmus. Cranial MRI investigation revealed that she had multiple cerebellar metastasis. CONCLUSION: Brain metastasis might be seen in patient with vulvar carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of vulvar carcinoma which developed cerebellar metastasis.

Published 1 April 2008 in Arch Gynecol Obstet.
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