Journal of the Korean Cancer Association  1997;29(1):176-181

A Case of Cervical Adenocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis Resembling Miliary Tuberculosis.

So Hee SOHN 1 ; Nah Hae MEUNG ; Heung Tae KIM

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Keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cervix; Pulmonary metastasis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer, accounting for 22.2% of all cancers in Korean women and is almost of squamous cell type. The reported incidence of adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix varies from 4 to 20% of all cervical malignancies, and have shown an increase in the percentage of adenocarcinoma. Adenocarcinoma may have a slightly poorer prognosis than squamous cell carcinoma for each stage of disease. Pulmonary metastases are observed in 2~9% of patients and correlates with stage of disease. We report a case of cervical adenocarcinoma with pulmonary metastases simulating miliary tuberculosis. These metastases was confirmed by open lung biopsy.