title: Primary cutaneous small-cell carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Faculty, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey. berboz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Berna Bozkurt
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: Ismail Oğuz
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authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Günaldi
authors.forename: Vehbi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Erçolak
mesh_terms: 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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