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Rare case of tonsillar and subcutaneous metastasis from neuroendocrine cervical cancer
Author(s) -
Zeng Feitianzhi,
Tuo Ying,
Liu Dawei,
He Mian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.14237
Subject(s) - medicine , subcutaneous adipose tissue , metastasis , subcutaneous tissue , tonsil , pathology , lymphatic system , neuroendocrine carcinoma , cervical cancer , cervical carcinoma , cancer , carcinoma , obesity
Neuroendocrine cervical carcinoma (NECC) is a rare type of cervical cancer, with high tendency of lymphatic and distant metastasis and poor prognosis. Herein, we reported a rare case of relapsed NECC metastasizing to palatine tonsil and subcutaneous adipose tissue in multiple regions, which reflects the aggressive biological behavior of NECC.