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Meningeal metastasis of squamous‐cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Weithman Angela M.,
Morrison Gideon,
Ingram Ellis A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.2840030217
Subject(s) - medicine , uterine cervix , metastasis , pathology , basal cell , cervix , carcinoma , cytology , cancer
Cervical squamous carcinoma metastatic to the central nervous system is an uncommon occurrence. Only eight such cases are reported in the literature. This is a case report of such a metastasis with emphasis on the cytologic features seen in the tumor cells found in the spinal fluid, along with a review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 1987;3:170–172.