A case of pulmonary type of ovarian small cell carcinoma

Small cell carcinoma is a rare form of ovarian cancer with a poor prognosis. It is divided into two types, the hypercalcemic and the pulmonary type, of which the latter is extremely rare. A 49‐year‐old woman presented with an acute abdomen and was suspected to have torsion of a left ovarian tumor, w...

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Published in:The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research 2007-04, Vol.33 (2), p.203-206
Main Authors: Suzuki, Nao, Kameyama, Kaori, Hirao, Takeshi, Susumu, Nobuyuki, Mukai, Makio, Aoki, Daisuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
carboplatin
Carcinoma, Small Cell - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Small Cell - drug therapy
Carcinoma, Small Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Small Cell - surgery
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
ovarian carcinoma
Ovarian Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Ovarian Neoplasms - drug therapy
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery
paclitaxel
pulmonary type
Radiography
small cell carcinoma
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Summary:Small cell carcinoma is a rare form of ovarian cancer with a poor prognosis. It is divided into two types, the hypercalcemic and the pulmonary type, of which the latter is extremely rare. A 49‐year‐old woman presented with an acute abdomen and was suspected to have torsion of a left ovarian tumor, which was followed up with an emergency operation. Postoperative pathological examination gave a diagnosis of the pulmonary type of ovarian small cell carcinoma. Six courses of paclitaxel and carboplatin therapy were given as adjuvant chemotherapy. The patient has survived for 36 months without recurrence. Here we present an extremely rare patient with the pulmonary type of ovarian small cell carcinoma.
ISSN:1341-8076
1447-0756
DOI:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00494.x