title: Small cell carcinoma of the ovary.
abstract: A case of a 29-year-old woman with primary small cell carcinoma of the ovary associated with hypercalcemia is presented. Despite intensive surgical and chemotherapeutic intervention, the patient expired after 19 months. Literature review indicates that this rare tumor grows rapidly, with hypercalcemia occurring frequently. Absence of effective treatment results in early mortality.
authors.affiliation: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taraszewski
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rosman
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cloney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents