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Case Report

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva: Case Report

1
Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
2
Portuguese Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, Coimbra, Portugal
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Clin. Pract. 2017, 7(2), 918; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.918
Submission received: 9 October 2016 / Revised: 25 December 2016 / Accepted: 30 December 2016 / Published: 20 April 2017

Abstract

Neuroendocrine tumours are rare in the gynaecologic tract, comprising approximately 2% of all gynaecological tumours. They have an aggressive behaviour and are a diagnostic and clinical challenge, due to their rarity and the lack of standardized therapeutic approaches. There are a few case reports. It is defined as a high-grade carcinoma exhibiting neuroendocrine differentiation. The authors describe the case of a 70-year-old woman, with vulvar neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma after superficial vulvectomy. The patient was submitted to a surgery with wide local excision and adjuvant radiation therapy. A review of the literature on this topic is also presented.
Keywords: vulvar cancer; gynecologic tract; neuroendocrine carcinoma; small cell carcinoma vulvar cancer; gynecologic tract; neuroendocrine carcinoma; small cell carcinoma

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Correia, A.; Castelo Branco, E.; Correia, P.; Guimarães, M.; Sá, L. Small Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva: Case Report. Clin. Pract. 2017, 7, 918. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.918

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Correia A, Castelo Branco E, Correia P, Guimarães M, Sá L. Small Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva: Case Report. Clinics and Practice. 2017; 7(2):918. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.918

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Correia, Ana, Elizabeth Castelo Branco, Paulo Correia, Marcos Guimarães, and Luís Sá. 2017. "Small Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva: Case Report" Clinics and Practice 7, no. 2: 918. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.918

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