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Primary ovarian small cell carcinoma of the pulmonary type: A case report and review of the literature

  • J. Mehis1
  • H. De Raeve2
  • M. Baekelandt3
  • W.A.A. Tjalma4
  • J.B. Vermorken1,*,

1Department of Medical Oncology, University HospitaI Antwerp, Edegem

2Department of Pathology, University Hospital Annverp, Edegem

3Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Nonvegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway

4Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200402239 Vol.25,Issue 2,March 2004 pp.239-241

Published: 10 March 2004

*Corresponding Author(s): J.B. Vermorken E-mail:

Abstract

Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare type of ovarian carcinoma with a poor prognosis. Two types should be distinguished: the hypercalcemic type and the pulmonary type. We report the case history of a 54-year-old woman with both a Stage IIIC small cell carcinoma, pulmonary type and a well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the left ovary in combination with a Brenner tumor in the right ovary. A review of the literature on small cell carcinoma of the ovary is given and the findings of our patient are brought into perspective in terms of both histopathogenesis and treatment outcome.

Keywords

Ovary; Small cell carcinoma; Surgery; Chemotherapy

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J. Mehis,H. De Raeve,M. Baekelandt,W.A.A. Tjalma,J.B. Vermorken. Primary ovarian small cell carcinoma of the pulmonary type: A case report and review of the literature. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2004. 25(2);239-241.

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