Open AccessStage I small cell carcinoma of the endometrium: survival and management options
Author(s) -
KORCUM AYLIN FIDAN,
AKSU GAMZE,
OZDOGAN MUSTAFA,
ERDOGAN GULGUN,
TASKIN OMUR
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1080/00016340701709307
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrium , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , carcinoma , chemotherapy , oncology , clear cell carcinoma , gynecology , disease , paleontology , biology
Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the endometrium is a rare but aggressive disease with early systemic involvement. Patient survival is short. To date, no effective treatment protocol has been established. Surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have been used either alone or in combination. The case of a patient with stage IB endometrial SCC is presented with an overview based on all reported cases of SCC of the endometrium and its treatment with particular reference to stage I cases.