title: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of endometrium: a case report.
abstract: A case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the endometrium (PSCCE) in a virgin treated with surgery--abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and followed by whole pelvic radiation is presented. The tumor recurred 12 months later and the patient then underwent relaparotomy and excision of recurrent tumor of the pelvis; right hemicolectomy and rectosigmoidectomy were done due to recurrence and metastasis of the primary tumor. After re-operation, six courses of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil were given intravenously for cytotoxic effects at 3-week intervals. The patient's disease progressed despite therapy, and she died three months after the last cycle or 21 months after the first diagnosis was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Duić
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kukura
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zovko
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ciglar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Podobnik
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krivak Bolanca
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gasparov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology