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Metachronous Isolated Splenic Metastasis From Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma Directly Invading the Stomach: A Case Report.

Charalampos Theocharopoulos, Gabriela Stanc, Charalampos-Christos Douligeris, Elissaios A Kontis, Nikolaos Kopanakis

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5 authors.

Charalampos TheocharopoulosDepartment of Surgery, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GRC.
Gabriela StancDepartment of Pathology, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GRC.
Charalampos-Christos DouligerisDepartment of Surgery, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GRC.
Elissaios A KontisDepartment of Surgery, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GRC.
Nikolaos KopanakisDepartment of Surgery, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GRC.

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Abstract

The spleen is a very rare location for isolated blood-borne metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix (cSCC), thus splenic metastases from cSCC are associated with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We present a case of a 47-year-old woman with a history of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIIc, human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cSCC who presented with an isolated splenic metastasis eight months after completing primary treatment. The patient presented to the emergency department with symptomatic anemia. A CT scan of the abdomen showed a large splenic mass measuring 6.8 x 6.8 cm that appeared to directly invade the fundus of the stomach; a subsequent gastroscopy revealed an ulcerated, oozing lesion, which was biopsied and confirmed to be SCC. Following a multidisciplinary tumor board discussion, given the inability to obtain endoscopic hemostasis, the patient underwent expedited splenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, longitudinal gastrectomy, and pyloroplasty. Histological examination showed a high-grade, HPV-associated cSCC, consistent with metastatic spread from the known primary cervical cancer. The patient was initiated on cisplatin, paclitaxel, and pembrolizumab and received four cycles before experiencing disease progression.

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cervical canceroligometastatic cervical cancersplenectomysplenic metastasessquamous cell carcinoma

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PMID40201866
PMCPMC11978419

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