Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix to the Spleen Case Report

Background:Splenic metastases occur in rare cases with a few case reports of patients in the literature.Generally, splenic metastases mean late dissemination of a disease. Solitary splenicmetastases from solid tumors are extremely unusual.Case presentation:A 41-year-old female was referred for evaluation of Abdominal pain on physical examinationof Abdominal revealed splenomegaly. exploratory laparotomy was performed and a splenicmass was found with foci of cystic degeneration. The pathological examination revealedmetastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix in the spleen.Conclusion:The spleen is considered unfavorable to the development of metastasis, but the reason for thisis not fully understood. The literature relevant to the report is also discussed. This reportreaffirms the notion that splenic metastases from cervical carcinoma are rare events but canoccur as part of widespread dissemination. Splenic metastasis from squamous cell carcinomaof the uterine cervix is an unusual event in the natural history of the disease.

کلیدواژه ها:

Spleen ، Squamous Cell Carcinoma ، Metastases ، Cervix