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Small cell carcinoma of the endometrium with associated ocular paraneoplastic syndrome
Author(s) -
Campo Elias,
Buunier Miguel N.,
Merino Maria J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19920501)69:9<2283::aid-cncr2820690913>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrium , carcinoma , small cell carcinoma , uterus , pathology , lung , hormone
Small cell carcinomas are well‐recognized tumors known to occur predominantly in the lung. These neoplasms occasionally are associated with a variety of symptoms caused by hormones and other products produced by the tumor cells (paraneoplastic syndromes). However, in the gynecologic tract such neoplasms are extremely rare. The authors report the case of an elderly woman who presented with visual disturbances caused by a primary small cell carcinoma of the uterus. The literature is reviewed.