Successful treatment for advanced small cell carcinoma of the ovary.
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare and aggressive malignant tumour with a poor prognosis. The authors describe two females, 12 and 13 years old, who presented with advanced stage disease. They were treated with surgical resection, multiagent chemotherapy and high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous bone marrow transplantation. They remain free of disease more than 9.5 and 14 years since the diagnosis.
Christin
Anne
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Department of Pediatrics, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. anne_schristin@yahoo.fr
Lhomme
Catherine
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Valteau-Couanet
Dominique
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Dubrel
Marie
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Hartmann
Olivier
O
D000293:Adolescent; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*