title: Serous carcinoma of endometrium in combination with neuroendocrine small-cell: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Endometrial serous carcinomas are very clinically aggressive, which constitutes 40% of all deaths and recurrences associated with endometrial cancer. Small-cell carcinoma of the endometrium is relatively rare but aggressive, and often presents a component of endometrioid carcinoma, and is not generally associated with serous carcinoma. Herein, we report a case of 74-year-old African-American female, who presented with intermittent post-menopausal bleeding for > 1-month. She underwent robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, sentinel lymph node mapping, and pelvic-and-aortic lymphadenectomy. Final pathology was consistent with serous carcinoma of the endometrium in combination with neuroendocrine small-cell carcinoma. This extremely rare combination of tumors presents a challenge for treatment. The mainstay of treatment seems to be surgery followed by chemotherapy ± radiation therapy. To our knowledge, it represents an under-reported area of gynecological medicine.
authors: Florida Hospital Gynecologic Oncology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.
authors: Lorna A
authors: LA
authors: Brudie
authors: Florida Hospital Gynecologic Oncology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.
authors: Faizan
authors: F
authors: Khan
authors: Department of Pathology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Radi
authors: Florida Hospital Gynecologic Oncology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.
authors: Sarfraz
authors: S
authors: Ahmad
keywords: Case report; Literature review; Neuroendocrine small-cell; Prognosis; Serous carcinoma of endometrium; Treatment