Recurrent small cell carcinoma of the ovary treated with docetaxel: A case report.
Multiagent chemotherapy for small cell carcinoma of the ovary (SCCO) may contribute to the prolonged survival of young women who are suffering from this disease, even in the advanced stage with remaining tumor, although the rarity of SCCO complicates the generalization of chemotherapy agents and operation methods for this disease. A 24-year-old patient with SCCO FIGO stage IIC is alive after recurrences and chemotherapy including cisplatin + etoposide after the first operation and docetaxel for the second recurrence. She is now doing well with no evidence of disease more than 4 years after the first operation and 2 years after docetaxel treatment. This may be the first report describing the use of docetaxel that may be included in multiagent chemotherapy.
Niimi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. niimi@jikei.ac.jp
Kiyokawa
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Takakura
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Ochiai
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Tanaka
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D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077143:Docetaxel; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D043823:Taxoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin