Stage I small cell carcinoma of the endometrium: survival and  management options.
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.
Korcum
Aylin Fidan
AF
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, 07070, Turkey. aylinfk07@yahoo.com
Aksu
Gamze
G
Ozdogan
Mustafa
M
Erdogan
Gulgun
G
Taskin
Omur
O
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