Primary cutaneous small-cell carcinoma: a case report.
Most commonly arising in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma is quite rare. Although its prognosis is very poor, complete remission or even cure can be achieved by combination of different treatment modalities. We report here a 32-year-old woman with a cutaneous gluteal mass diagnosed as small-cell carcinoma of the skin. Combination chemotherapy containing cisplatin and etoposide was started. Radiotherapy was administered after two courses of chemotherapy. Following radiotherapy, additional 4 courses of chemotherapy were given. She has been in remission for three years with no evidence of tumor recurrence.
Duman
Berna Bozkurt
BB
Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Faculty, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey. berboz@hotmail.com
Kara
Ismail Oğuz
IO
Günaldi
Meral
M
Erçolak
Vehbi
V
D000328:Adult; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
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