Small cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix metastasizing to the bone marrow: a case report. 2008

Tsuyoshi Ota, and Takamitsu Kitano, and Kentaro Miyai, and Daiki Ogishima, and Manabu Yoshida, and Kazunori Miyake, and Katsuyuki Kinoshita
Department of Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. tsuyoshi.ota@jfcr.or.jp

We report a case of small cell carcinoma (SmCC) of the uterine cervix that metastasized to the bone marrow. A 60-year-old woman with stage IIB SmCC of the cervix was treated with three courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy. Because of the presence of a large residual tumor, the patient underwent postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Two months after the last course of chemotherapy, severe pancytopenia developed, and erythroblastic cells were found in the peripheral blood. The hematological disorder was shown to be secondary to bone marrow metastasis, and no other metastases were found. The patient died of the disease 8 months after the initial diagnosis. This case suggests that SmCC of the cervix can metastasize to bone marrow, that such metastasis can occur in isolation and lead to severe pancytopenia, influencing the clinical course of the disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002583 Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX. Cancer of Cervix,Cancer of the Cervix,Cancer of the Uterine Cervix,Cervical Cancer,Cervical Neoplasms,Cervix Cancer,Cervix Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Cervical,Neoplasms, Cervix,Uterine Cervical Cancer,Cancer, Cervical,Cancer, Cervix,Cancer, Uterine Cervical,Cervical Cancer, Uterine,Cervical Cancers,Cervical Neoplasm,Cervical Neoplasm, Uterine,Cervix Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Cervix,Neoplasm, Uterine Cervical,Uterine Cervical Cancers,Uterine Cervical Neoplasm
D002584 Cervix Uteri The neck portion of the UTERUS between the lower isthmus and the VAGINA forming the cervical canal. Cervical Canal of the Uterus,Cervical Canal, Uterine,Ectocervix,Endocervical Canal,Endocervix,External Os Cervix,External Os of the Cervix,Uterine Cervical Canal,Cervix,Cervixes,Uterine Cervix,Canal, Endocervical,Canal, Uterine Cervical,Cervix, External Os,Cervix, Uterine,Endocervical Canals,Uterine Cervical Canals
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017809 Fatal Outcome Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept. Fatal Outcomes,Outcome, Fatal,Outcomes, Fatal
D018288 Carcinoma, Small Cell An anaplastic, highly malignant, and usually bronchogenic carcinoma composed of small ovoid cells with scanty neoplasm. It is characterized by a dominant, deeply basophilic nucleus, and absent or indistinct nucleoli. (From Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1286-7) Carcinoma, Oat Cell,Oat Cell Carcinoma,Small Cell Carcinoma,Carcinomas, Oat Cell,Carcinomas, Small Cell,Oat Cell Carcinomas,Small Cell Carcinomas
D019046 Bone Marrow Neoplasms Neoplasms located in the bone marrow. They are differentiated from neoplasms composed of bone marrow cells, such as MULTIPLE MYELOMA. Most bone marrow neoplasms are metastatic. Neoplasms, Bone Marrow,Bone Marrow Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Bone Marrow

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