2007 Study Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Primary vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare gynecological malignancy occurring predominantly in young females with a history of diethylstilbestrol exposure in utero. Vaginal CCA commonly metastasizes to the lungs and the supraclavicular lymph nodes; however we present a rare case of diethylstilbestrol-induced vaginal CCA with cerebral metastases.
CASE DESCRIPTION:
A 43-year-old woman with prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure and history of vaginal CCA treatment 8 years prior to current presentation noted new onset headache and dizziness. MRI showed an enhancing mass in the right frontal lobe. Histopathology was consistent with CCA.
CONCLUSIONS:
This case report highlights the necessity of close extended follow-up in patients with a history of vaginal CCA and demonstrates the potential for spread of primary vaginal CCA to the brain.
Sources and more information
- Diethylstilbestrol (DES)-induced clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina metastasizing to the brain, Gynecologic oncology, NCBI pubmed 17292458, 105(1):273-6. Epub 2007 Feb 8.
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