Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case report
Neuroendocrine tumours are rare in the gynaecologic tract, comprising approximately 2% of all gynaecological tumours. They have an aggressive behaviour and are a diagnostic and clinical challenge, due to their rarity and the lack of standardized therapeutic approaches. There are a few case reports....
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| author | Ana Correia Elizabeth Castelo Branco Paulo Correia Marcos Guimarães Luís Sá |
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| description | Neuroendocrine tumours are rare in the gynaecologic tract, comprising approximately 2% of all gynaecological tumours. They have an aggressive behaviour and are a diagnostic and clinical challenge, due to their rarity and the lack of standardized therapeutic approaches. There are a few case reports. It is defined as a high-grade carcinoma exhibiting neuroendocrine differentiation. The authors describe the case of a 70-year-old woman, with vulvar neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma after superficial vulvectomy. The patient was submitted to a surgery with wide local excision and adjuvant radiation therapy. A review of the literature on this topic is also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e3de9a47d2141fe963e46b0d93ededf2022-12-22T02:17:20ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832017-04-017210.4081/cp.2017.918385Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case reportAna Correia0Elizabeth Castelo Branco1Paulo Correia2Marcos Guimarães3Luís Sá4Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, AveiroPortuguese Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, CoimbraPortuguese Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, CoimbraPortuguese Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, CoimbraPortuguese Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, CoimbraNeuroendocrine tumours are rare in the gynaecologic tract, comprising approximately 2% of all gynaecological tumours. They have an aggressive behaviour and are a diagnostic and clinical challenge, due to their rarity and the lack of standardized therapeutic approaches. There are a few case reports. It is defined as a high-grade carcinoma exhibiting neuroendocrine differentiation. The authors describe the case of a 70-year-old woman, with vulvar neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma after superficial vulvectomy. The patient was submitted to a surgery with wide local excision and adjuvant radiation therapy. A review of the literature on this topic is also presented.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/918Vulvar cancergynecologic tractneuroendocrine carcinomasmall cell carcinoma. |
| spellingShingle | Ana Correia Elizabeth Castelo Branco Paulo Correia Marcos Guimarães Luís Sá Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case report Clinics and Practice Vulvar cancer gynecologic tract neuroendocrine carcinoma small cell carcinoma. |
| title | Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case report |
| title_full | Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case report |
| title_fullStr | Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case report |
| title_short | Small cell carcinoma of the vulva: case report |
| title_sort | small cell carcinoma of the vulva case report |
| topic | Vulvar cancer gynecologic tract neuroendocrine carcinoma small cell carcinoma. |
| url | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/918 |
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