Skeletal metastasis in carcinoma cervix occurs in about 0.8-23%of cases.These lesions are usually radiographically lytic.Very few cases of metastases to the skull have been identified,about 5 cases to the best of our ...Skeletal metastasis in carcinoma cervix occurs in about 0.8-23%of cases.These lesions are usually radiographically lytic.Very few cases of metastases to the skull have been identified,about 5 cases to the best of our knowledge.We present a case of adenosquamous cell carcinoma of cervix with fat attenuating skull metastases in a 38-year-old lady that is not reported till date.The lesion was lytic,expansile and with negative attenuation of-15 to-30 Hounsfield units corresponding to fat.Metastases must be included in the differentials of scalp lesions.A history of recent onset of swelling and associated lytic areas in calvarium on contrast enhanced computed tomography with multiplicity can give a clue to metastatic nature of disease.展开更多
文摘Skeletal metastasis in carcinoma cervix occurs in about 0.8-23%of cases.These lesions are usually radiographically lytic.Very few cases of metastases to the skull have been identified,about 5 cases to the best of our knowledge.We present a case of adenosquamous cell carcinoma of cervix with fat attenuating skull metastases in a 38-year-old lady that is not reported till date.The lesion was lytic,expansile and with negative attenuation of-15 to-30 Hounsfield units corresponding to fat.Metastases must be included in the differentials of scalp lesions.A history of recent onset of swelling and associated lytic areas in calvarium on contrast enhanced computed tomography with multiplicity can give a clue to metastatic nature of disease.
