Advanced small cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy with irinotecan and cisplatin followed by radical surgery

Small cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare form of cervical cancer characterized by extreme aggressiveness and poor prognosis because of its rapid growth, frequent distant metastases, and resistance to conventional treatment modalities. We report here a case of advanced-stage small cell ca...

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Main Authors: Kaei Nasu, Tomoko Hirakawa, Mamiko Okamoto, Masakazu Nishida, Chihiro Kiyoshima, Harunobu Matsumoto, Noriyuki Takai, Hisashi Narahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-03-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2011.e6