Stage 1 small cell cancer of the vagina.
Tarek HaykalTrailokya PanditGhassan BachuwaRizwan DanishPublished in: BMJ case reports (2018)
This is the case of a 56-year-old white woman with a medical history significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, migraine, hypertension, tobacco abuse and hypercholesterolaemia. Her surgical history is significant for total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for diffuse endometriosis. The patient presented with a vaginal lesion. The biopsy was positive for primary vaginal small cell carcinoma and human papilloma virus (HPV). Initial staging positron emission tomography (PET) scan confirmed stage 1 disease. The patient was started on chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide for four cycles, followed by concurrent chemotherapy with cisplatin/taxol and radiation therapy.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- case report
- locally advanced
- pet ct
- radiation therapy
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- pet imaging
- endothelial cells
- blood pressure
- rectal cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- papillary thyroid
- healthcare
- magnetic resonance imaging
- lymph node
- single cell
- cell therapy
- low grade
- dual energy
- lung function
- radiation induced
- ultrasound guided
- pluripotent stem cells
- squamous cell
- mesenchymal stem cells
- lymph node metastasis
- magnetic resonance
- intimate partner violence
- smoking cessation
- fine needle aspiration
- arterial hypertension