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Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a report of a case and review of the literature

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Introduction

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma is a rare aggressive cervical neoplasm, considerably rarer than the well-recognized small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix. Cervical large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas are distinctive cervical carcinomas that are frequently misdiagnosed and have an unfavorable outcome, similar to that of small cell carcinoma.

Case report

We report a 45-year-old woman with large cell neuroendocrine uterine cervical carcinoma.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

    Yilmaz Dikmen, Mert Kazandi, Aydin Ozsaran & Mustafa Cosan Terek

  2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

    Osman Zekioglu & Yildiz Erhan

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Dikmen, Y., Kazandi, M., Zekioglu, O. et al. Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a report of a case and review of the literature. Arch Gynecol Obstet 270, 185–188 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-003-0482-0

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