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| Small-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix with long-term survival obtained with multimodal treatment: A case report | ||||||
| Fatima Safini1, Nadia Benchakroun2, Sara Belkheiri3, Mehdi Karkouri4, Abdellatif Benider2 | ||||||
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1Doctor in oncology-radiotherapy, Regional Center of Oncology, Al Hoceima, Morocco 2Associate Professor in oncology-radiotherapy, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Mohammed VI Cancer Treatment Center, Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco 3Doctor in oncology-radiotherapy, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Mohammed VI Cancer Treatment Center, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Quartier des Hopitaux, Casablanca, Morocco 4Associate Professor in cytology and histopathology, Department of cytology and histopathology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||
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| Safini F, Benchakroun N, Belkheiri S, Karkouri M, Benider A. Small-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix with long-term survival obtained with multimodal treatment: A case report. J Case Rep Images Oncology 2017;3:65–68. |
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Introduction: Small-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare aggressive tumor accounting for less than 5% of all cervical carcinomas. It is associated with a poor prognosis. Case Report: We report a case in a 37-year-old female revealed by vaginal bleeding. The patient underwent a radical hysterectomy with pelvic and paraortic lymphadenectomy with advanced stage. An adjuvant chemotherapy using etoposide and cisplatin for six courses was given and followed by adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy and vaginal brachytherapy. After six years of follow-up, the patient is free of disease. Conclusion: The purpose of this case is to report the successful results with a multimodal treatment in Small-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix including surgery, chemotherapy platinum based and radiotherapy. | |
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Keywords: Small-cell carcinoma, Treatment, Uterine cervix | |
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Author Contributions
Fatima Safini – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Nadia Benchakroun – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Sara Belkheiri – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Mehdi Karkouri – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Abdellatif Benider – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of Submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of Interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2017 Fatima Safini et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |