A case of small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic variant in a teenager

A case of small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic variant in a teenager

Publication year: 2012
Source:Gynecologic Oncology Case Reports, Volume 2, Issue 4
Arvind Bakhru, J. Rebecca Liu, Amir Lagstein

Highlights

► Young women with hypercalcemic type small cell ovarian cancer face a poor prognosis. ► Tumors respond to multi-agent chemotherapy, although rapid recurrence is typical. ► Using updated immunohistochemical staining patterns, this tumor can be identified.

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