Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
of the Cervix: A Rare Entity
Published: February 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4036
Pavithra V., C.N. Sai Shalini, Shanmuga Priya, Usha Rani, S. Rajendiran., Leena Dennis Joseph
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India.
4. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
5. Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India.
6. Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Pavithra V.,
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Small cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare and a very aggressive tumour. Once being considered to be a rare type of squamous cell carcinoma, evidence has proven that most of the tumours express one or more markers of neuroendocrine differentiation. The behaviour of this rare malignancy is different from that of squamous cell carcinomas, with a high propensity for nodal and distant metastases. Hence, there is a need to highlight this histopathological entity.
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