ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2008
Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma: involvement of the brain without evidence of extracranial malignancy by serial PET/CT scans.
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- Intracranial dissemination in a primary small cell carcinoma of the brain: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Unusual cause of a painless soft tissue mass of the scalp: a rare presentation of primary intracranial neuroendocrine neoplasm.BMJ case reports · 2021Review
- Small cell carcinoma of the brain without apparent extracranial origin in the same intracranial region one year following resection of malignant glioma.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2021Article
- Prostate cancer and neuroendocrine differentiation: more neuronal, less endocrine?Frontiers in oncology · 2015Review
- Oligometastatic Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Brain Without Radiologically Detected Primary.World journal of oncology · 2014Article
- Small cell carcinoma of the brain without extracranial involvement by serial CT, MRI and PET.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundExtrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) involving the brain is a rare manifestation of an uncommon tumor type. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 59 year-old Caucasian female diagnosed with an EPSCC involving the left parietal lobe without detectable extracranial primary tumor followed by serial positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging. Histopathological examination at both initial presentation and recurrence revealed small cell carcinoma. Serial PET/CT scans of the entire body failed to reveal any extracranial [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) avid lesions at either diagnosis or follow-up.
conclusionChemotherapy may show a transient response in the treatment of EPSCC. Further studies are needed to help identify optimal treatment strategies. Combination PET/CT technology may be a useful tool to monitor EPSCC and assess for an occult primary malignancy.
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