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Yong Lei
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Metastatic squamous carcinoma of cervix with tricuspid valve involvement
Yong Lei

Yong Lei

May 10, 2022
Background: Cervical squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in the clinic. It can metastasize to the lung, bone, and other organs. However, postoperative recurrence and metastasis to the tricuspid valve are infrequent.   Case presentation: A 57-year-old female patient, which had an operation history of squamous carcinoma of the cervix(SCC) one year ago, was admitted to the hospital due to the cervical squamous cell carcinoma recurred and metastasized to the tricuspid anterior and septum’ ventricular surface and the chordae tendineae. The patient underwent surgery in our hospital.Then the positron emission tomography-computed tomography of postoperation revealed cervical squamous cell carcinoma metastasis. Histopathology revealed the squamous carcinoma of the cervix.Moreover, the cardiac tumor reappeared after four postoperation months. The postoperative patients did not receive regular chemotherapy. The short-term effect on the patients was not ideal.  Conclusion: To achieve better treatment results, the multi-mode treatment strategy of surgery, medical treatment, and advanced diagnosis has a significant impact on the survival of these patients.

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