Carcinoid of the cervix: natural history and implications for therapy

Gynecol Oncol. 1988 May;30(1):114-9. doi: 10.1016/0090-8258(88)90053-4.

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors rarely occur in the cervix. We present a patient with FIGO stage IB disease who developed brain metastases 4 years after initial diagnosis and treatment. The clinical course of a collected series of patients with carcinoid of the cervix is reviewed. Even patients with low stage lesions frequently die of disseminated disease. Adjuvant chemotherapy may have a role in the treatment of such patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoid Tumor* / pathology
  • Carcinoid Tumor* / physiopathology
  • Carcinoid Tumor* / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / physiopathology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / therapy