Successful treatment for advanced small cell carcinoma of the ovary

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Jun;50(6):1276-7. doi: 10.1002/pbc.21515.

Abstract

Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare and aggressive malignant tumour with a poor prognosis. The authors describe two females, 12 and 13 years old, who presented with advanced stage disease. They were treated with surgical resection, multiagent chemotherapy and high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous bone marrow transplantation. They remain free of disease more than 9.5 and 14 years since the diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / therapy*
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / therapy*