Small Cell Ovarian Cancer in Adolescents: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature | Zendy

Maria Rovithi | Zendy; Athanasios Pallis | Zendy; A. Kalykaki | Zendy; Eleni Lagoudaki | Zendy; Linda Giannikaki | Zendy; E. Stathopoulos | Zendy; K. Relakis | Zendy; Vasilis Georgoulias | Zendy

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Small Cell Ovarian Cancer in Adolescents: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Maria Rovithi,

Athanasios Pallis,

A. Kalykaki,

Eleni Lagoudaki,

Linda Giannikaki,

E. Stathopoulos,

K. Relakis,

Vasilis Georgoulias

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2011/749516

Subject(s) - medicine , regimen , oncology , ovarian cancer , neoplasm , chemotherapy , cancer , gynecology , pathology

Ovarian small cell carcinoma is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm carrying a poor prognosis. Although combination chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment due to the rarity of these tumors, no regimen can be recommended as standard of care although in the majority of cases platinum-based regimens are used. Herein, we report two cases of small cell carcinoma of the ovaries along with a review of the relevant literature.

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