Open AccessPap smear screening for small cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a case series and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Hyun Jong Park,
Young Mi Choi,
Chae-Heon Chung,
San Hui Lee,
Ga Won Yim,
Sang Wun Kim,
Eun Ji Nam,
Young Tae Kim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of gynecologic oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.358
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2005-0399
pISSN - 2005-0380
DOI - 10.3802/jgo.2011.22.1.39
Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , cervix , obstetrics and gynaecology , carcinoma , obstetrics , uterine cervix , gynecology , cancer , pregnancy , paleontology , genetics , biology
Small cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix (SMCC) is extremely rare, and an aggressive disease that proliferates rapidly. It was often reported that the diagnostic accuracy of cytologic smears in diagnosing SMCC was low. This is a report of the Severance Hospital experience with the patients suffering from SMCC.