Small cell cervical cancer: an unusual finding at cholecystectomy.
Boyle, Emily Nzewi, Emeka Khan, Iqbal Al-Akash, Musallam Crotty, Paul Neary, Paul C
Boyle, Emily
Nzewi, Emeka
Khan, Iqbal
Al-Akash, Musallam
Crotty, Paul
Neary, Paul C
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2012-02-01T10:50:01Z
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Carcinoma, Small Cell/*diagnosis/pathology
*Cholecystectomy
Cholelithiasis/surgery
Female
Gallbladder Neoplasms/secondary
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Laparoscopy
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Renal Insufficiency/etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ureteral Neoplasms/complications/secondary
Ureteral Obstruction/complications
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology
*Cholecystectomy
Cholelithiasis/surgery
Female
Gallbladder Neoplasms/secondary
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Laparoscopy
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Renal Insufficiency/etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ureteral Neoplasms/complications/secondary
Ureteral Obstruction/complications
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology
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BACKGROUND: Small cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare cancer, comprising less than 3% of all cervical neoplasms. It uniformly has a poor prognosis, and has a high mortality even with early stage disease. It can metastasise rapidly and metastatic sites include lung, liver, brain, bone, pancreas and lymph nodes. CASE: Here, we report the case of a 60-year-old woman with no symptoms of cervical pathology who developed post-renal failure following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The cause was bilateral ureteric obstruction from metastatic small cell cervical cancer and metastases were subsequently found on her gallbladder specimen. CONCLUSION: This is an unusual presentation of small cell cervical cancer and demonstrates the aggressive nature of this disease.
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eng
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1432-0711 (Electronic)
0932-0067 (Linking)
0932-0067 (Linking)
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DOI
10.1007/s00404-008-0693-5
PMID
18548263