title: Radiotherapy for recurrent small cell carcinoma of the ovary: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: •Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor.•No effective treatment for recurrent disease has yet been described.•Patients with recurrent disease may respond to salvage surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a combination of these modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Donato
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Callegaro-Filho
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Eifel
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Pedro T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Euscher
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Schmeler
keywords: Hypercalcemic type; Radiotherapy; Recurrence; Small cell carcinoma of the ovary