Small Cell Ovarian Cancer in Adolescents: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Ovarian small cell carcinoma is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm carrying a poor prognosis. Although combination chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment due to the rarity of these tumors, no regimen can be recommended as standard of care although in the majority of cases platinum-based...

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Autores principales: Rovithi, M., Pallis, A. G., Kalykaki, A., Lagoudaki, E., Giannikaki, L., Stathopoulos, E. N., Relakis, K., Georgoulias, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/749516
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author Rovithi, M.
Pallis, A. G.
Kalykaki, A.
Lagoudaki, E.
Giannikaki, L.
Stathopoulos, E. N.
Relakis, K.
Georgoulias, V.
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Pallis, A. G.
Kalykaki, A.
Lagoudaki, E.
Giannikaki, L.
Stathopoulos, E. N.
Relakis, K.
Georgoulias, V.
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description Ovarian small cell carcinoma is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm carrying a poor prognosis. Although combination chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment due to the rarity of these tumors, no regimen can be recommended as standard of care although in the majority of cases platinum-based regimens are used. Herein, we report two cases of small cell carcinoma of the ovaries along with a review of the relevant literature.
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spelling pubmed-31239342011-07-07 Small Cell Ovarian Cancer in Adolescents: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature Rovithi, M. Pallis, A. G. Kalykaki, A. Lagoudaki, E. Giannikaki, L. Stathopoulos, E. N. Relakis, K. Georgoulias, V. Case Rep Med Case Report Ovarian small cell carcinoma is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm carrying a poor prognosis. Although combination chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment due to the rarity of these tumors, no regimen can be recommended as standard of care although in the majority of cases platinum-based regimens are used. Herein, we report two cases of small cell carcinoma of the ovaries along with a review of the relevant literature. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3123934/ /pubmed/21738537 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/749516 Text en Copyright © 2011 M. Rovithi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Giannikaki, L.
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Relakis, K.
Georgoulias, V.
Small Cell Ovarian Cancer in Adolescents: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
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