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Small cell carcinoma of the ovary of the hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) – case report

  • J. Lubin1,*,
  • M. Pawałowska1
  • A. Markowska2
  • A. Bielas1

1 Gynecology Department, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

2Perinatology and Gynecology Department, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo2615.2015 Vol.36,Issue 1,February 2015 pp.88-90

Published: 10 February 2015

*Corresponding Author(s): J. Lubin E-mail: jola.lubin@gmail.com

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Abstract

Small cell carcinoma of the ovary of the hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a very rare malignant disease, seen mostly in young women, with a very poor prognosis. There is no standard treatment for patients with this disease and most literature is limited to short series or case reports. This report describes the case of a 34-year-old woman with aggressive course of SCCOHT and poor outcome. What proved difficult was the process of establishing the diagnosis due to non-specific first symptoms of disease and consequently the combined treatment of surgery and chemotherapy with concurrent side effects.

Keywords

Ovarian cancer; Small cell carcinoma of hypercalcemic type.

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J. Lubin,M. Pawałowska,A. Markowska,A. Bielas. Small cell carcinoma of the ovary of the hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) – case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2015. 36(1);88-90.

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https://www.ejgo.net/articles/10.12892/ejgo2615.2015

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