Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: a rare entity.
Small cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare and a very aggressive tumour. Once being considered to be a rare type of squamous cell carcinoma, evidence has proven that most of the tumours express one or more markers of neuroendocrine differentiation. The behaviour of this rare malignancy is different from that of squamous cell carcinomas, with a high propensity for nodal and distant metastases. Hence, there is a need to highlight this histopathological entity.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute , Chennai, India .
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute , Chennai, India .
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute , Chennai, India .
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Priya
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute , Chennai, India .
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Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute , Chennai, India .
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Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute , Chennai, India .
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Cervix; Neuroendocrine; Small cell