Carcinoma of uterine cervix primarily presenting as carcinomatous meningitis: A case report
Carcinoma of uterine cervix primarily presenting as carcinomatous meningitis: A case report
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1479-828x.2004.00209.x
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Tongaonkar, HB
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作者：
Wuntkal, R;Maheshwari, A;Tongaonkar, HB
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in India. 1 The frequency of distant metastasis varies from 38 to 60% in various clinical and autopsy studies, with the liver, lung and bones being the most common sites in order of decreasing frequency. 2 Patients with cancer of the cervix presenting with carcinomatous meningitis is rare; only three cases have been reported so far in the English language of published medical reports (Medline search). Carcinomatous meningitis is an uncommon but devastating complication of malignancy. Most patients with meningeal carcinomatosis fare poorly; there is a rapid decline and death occurs within weeks after symptoms develop. The aim of treatment of carcinomatous meningitis is to palliate the patient’s symptoms and to improve the quality of life. 3 We report a case of a woman with carcinoma cervix, whose initial presentation was carcinomatous meningitis.
