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Successful Treatment of Anal Canal Cancer Metastasis to the Cranial Bones: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Single metastasis to the cranial bone represents a very uncommon occurrence that can arise from an anal canal cancer. No cases of cranial bone metastasis from anal canal carcinoma are… Click to show full abstract

Single metastasis to the cranial bone represents a very uncommon occurrence that can arise from an anal canal cancer. No cases of cranial bone metastasis from anal canal carcinoma are available in the literature. Herein, we present a case of a unique metastatic lesion to the right parietal bone that occurred after curative chemoradiotherapy of primary squamous cell anal canal carcinoma. The patient received radiotherapy and systemic platinum-based chemotherapy, with optimal local control, high compliance and a well tolerable level of toxicity.

Keywords: literature; metastasis cranial; anal canal; canal cancer; metastasis

Journal Title: In Vivo
Year Published: 2019

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