109. Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the cervix: review of the literature
The Cervix and the Lower Female Genital Tract. Vol. 12, pag. 97-101. 1994
( in coll. A. Mariani, P. D’Ambrosio, G.L. Arrigoni, A. Ferrari )
Summary: Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix is a rare and aggressive tumor associated with an extremely poor prgnosis. Even in patients with early stage neoplasia ( FIGO I or II), systemic metastases are common, and a cause of death. Flow cytometry demonstrates the aggressive nature of this tumor. A patient with advanced neuroendocrine carcinoma was treated with total abdominal hysterectomy and bileteral salpingo-oophorectomy. Adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin + Ifosfamide was employed; then we used carboplatin, and later bleomycin + methotrexate + cisplatin. The patient died 20 months after the diagnosis
