Carcinoid of the cervix: natural history and implications for therapy.
Carcinoid tumors rarely occur in the cervix. We present a patient with FIGO stage IB disease who developed brain metastases 4 years after initial diagnosis and treatment. The clinical course of a collected series of patients with carcinoid of the cervix is reviewed. Even patients with low stage lesions frequently die of disseminated disease. Adjuvant chemotherapy may have a role in the treatment of such patients.
Seidel
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Division of Radiation Oncology, New York University, Medical Center, New York 10016.
Steinfeld
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy