[Endocrine tumor of the uterine cervix].
Endocrine tumor of the uterine cervix is rare, as only nine cases have been reported as patients who troubled by the ectopically endocrine hormone. Five of these patients afflicted by ectopic ACTH secretion which caused Cushing's syndrome, two suffered by insulin which resulted hypoglycemia, one distressed by PTH, and the other troubled by G-CSF. Seven of the nine patients were diagnosed histologically as small cell carcinoma, which was famous for neuroendocrine tumor, high incidence of vascular invasion and lymph node involvement, clinical behavior of hematogenously dissemination, and poor prognosis. Age of six patients was less than 50 years old, and metastatic tumor was confirmed in six of the nine patients.
Kuzuya
Kazuo
K
Department of Gynecology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital.
Nakanishi
Toru
T
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000378:metabolism; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy
D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D002116:Calcitonin