[Metastatic Tumor of the Uterine Cervical Cancer Occurred in the Infratemporal Fossa]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2022 Dec;49(12):1373-1375.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 46-year-old woman presented with discomfort in her right lateral gaze, right-sided headache, and facial numbness 17 days after concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT)for a Stage ⅢB cervical cancer. The initial imaging investigations, maxillofacial and otolaryngology reviews did not reveal a diagnosis. After 54 days of CCRT, her symptoms deteriorated. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)showed a tumor in the right infratemporal fossa and its biopsy confirmed a metastatic cervical cancer. In view of the rapid deterioration and the potential visual loss, palliative intensity-modulated radiotherapy(IMRT) was given. Although the symptoms improved temporarily, multiple metastases were subsequently found. Despite chemotherapy, the patient died 11 months after developing the symptoms of infratemporal fossa metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Chemoradiotherapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infratemporal Fossa* / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / drug therapy