High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: A case report

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 207-211

  Baykal, C ^a,c   Al, A ^a   Tulunay, G ^a   Bulbul, D ^a   Guler G ^b   Ozer S ^a   Kucukali T ^b  

^a SSK Ankara Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c International Hospital Istanbul   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervix; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine carcinoma, treatment

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CELL TYPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ETOPOSIDE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21044436326     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084259     Document Type: Article

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