title: Long survival in small-cell (neuroendocrine) carcinoma of the mediastinum.
abstract: Extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma is uncommon. We report a rare case of small-cell carcinoma located in the mediastinum. The patient is still alive 6 years after combined local resection and chemotherapy. This seems to be the first reported case with such long survival.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takanami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kodaira
mesh_terms: D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors