Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine corpus metastatic to brain and lung: Case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-112

  Erhan, Y ^a   Dikmen, Y ^a   Yucebilgin, M S ^a   Zekioglu, O ^a   Mgoyi, L ^a   Terek, M C ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebral metastasis; Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; Uterine corpus

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; UTERUS CARCINOMA;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0842328453     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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