Uterine cervix metastasis from a sigmoid adenocarcinoma: a rare presentation of an uncommon tumor

摘要

Metastatic carcinoma to the uterine cervix from colorectal cancer, through haematogenous or lymphatic spread, is extremely rare. We report the case of a 59 year old woman in whom cervical metastasis was diagnosed after 13 months of follow-up for a sigmoid adenocarcinoma, confirmed by immunohistochemical study, with a review of the literature. This case illustrates that abnormal gynecologic symptoms can reveal a disease progression on patients who suffer colorectal cancer.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/2053-6844-1-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.