title: Stage I small cell carcinoma of the endometrium: survival and  management options.
abstract: Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the endometrium is a rare but aggressive disease with early systemic involvement. Patient survival is short. To date, no effective treatment protocol has been established. Surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have been used either alone or in combination. The case of a patient with stage IB endometrial SCC is presented with an overview based on all reported cases of SCC of the endometrium and its treatment with particular reference to stage I cases.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, 07070, Turkey. aylinfk07@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aylin Fidan
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Korcum
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozdogan
authors.forename: Gulgun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Omur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taskin
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004358:Drug Therapy; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged