• Medicine · Dec 2022

    Case Reports

    Radical radiotherapy for cervical cancer and meningioma with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome: A case report.

    • Kangli Deng, Yanxin Yu, Liben Ge, Kangyan Deng, and Mo Zhang.
    • Department of Health Management & Institute of Health Management, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Dec 2; 101 (48): e32124e32124.

    RationaleGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune disease. Patients with cervical malignancies and intracranial meningiomas after the course of GBS are even rarer. There are no relevant reports at present.Patient ConcernsWe report a patient who developed cervical cancer (CC) and intracranial meningioma simultaneously after the course of GBS.DiagnosesThe history, pelvic enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and pathology confirmed cervical squamous cell carcinoma, and the head enhanced MRI confirmed meningioma.InterventionAfter multi-disciplinary team, the patient received head stereotactic radiosurgery for meningioma and radical radiotherapy for CC.OutcomesThe follow up for 1 year after treatment revealed a complete remission of the cervical tumor, stable disease of the meningioma, and no signs of GBS recurrence. Up to now, the general condition of the patient is acceptable and the curative effect is satisfactory.LessonsThis case report aims to improve the oncologists' understanding of malignant tumors with rare autoimmune diseases and provide treatment reference for similar diseases in the future.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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