Pineal gland metastasis from uterine serous carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Gynecol Oncol Rep

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI 96859, USA.

Published: May 2021

Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) is a highly aggressive endometrial cancer histology with a propensity for distant metastasis. Despite the aggressive nature of UPSC, central nervous system metastasis is a rare occurrence with few cases reported in the literature. We present a case of a 58-year-old woman with a history of Stage IIIA UPSC who was diagnosed with recurrent, metastatic disease in the pineal gland more than 6 years after her initial diagnosis.

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