Two Cases of Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary.
- Author:
Dong Won LEE
;
Jae Hak LEE
;
Sang Young LEE
;
Sung Hoon KIM
;
Chang Won KOH
;
Yong Sang SONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Small Cell*;
Female;
Humans;
Hypercalcemia;
Ovary*;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy
1996;7(3):254-261
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare, distinctive, highly malignant, and undifferenciated carcinoma of unknown cullular lineage. It tends to occur in young women, and there is an associated paraneoplastic hypercalcemia in as many as two-thirds of reported cases. It has very poor prognosis and has been exceedingly difficult to treat. Thus a proven regimen of adjuvant therapy is not defined yet. We report here the two cases of primary small cell carcinoma of the ovary, which is presented with a brief review of the literature.
