Small cell cervical cancer: an unusual finding at cholecystectomy.
dc.contributor.author | Boyle, Emily | |
dc.contributor.author | Nzewi, Emeka | |
dc.contributor.author | Khan, Iqbal | |
dc.contributor.author | Al-Akash, Musallam | |
dc.contributor.author | Crotty, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Neary, Paul C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-01T10:50:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-01T10:50:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-02-01T10:50:01Z | |
dc.identifier.citation | Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Feb;279(2):251-4. Epub 2008 Jun 12. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1432-0711 (Electronic) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0932-0067 (Linking) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.pmid | 18548263 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s00404-008-0693-5 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/207916 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Carcinoma, Small Cell/*diagnosis/pathology | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | *Cholecystectomy | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Cholelithiasis/surgery | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Gallbladder Neoplasms/secondary | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Immunohistochemistry | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Laparoscopy | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Postoperative Complications | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Renal Insufficiency/etiology | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Ureteral Neoplasms/complications/secondary | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Ureteral Obstruction/complications | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology | en_GB |
dc.title | Small cell cervical cancer: an unusual finding at cholecystectomy. | en_GB |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Surgery, Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National, Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland. emboyle@rcsi.ie | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Archives of gynecology and obstetrics | en_GB |
dc.description.province | Leinster | |
html.description.abstract | 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. |