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ArticleWorld journal of clinical oncology2016

Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma of lymph node: Pooled analysis of all reported cases.

Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Amanjit Bal, Nalini Gupta, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh

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Article in World journal of clinical oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Inderpaul Singh SehgalInderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Harpreet KaurInderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Sahajal DhooriaInderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Amanjit BalInderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Nalini GuptaInderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Digambar BeheraInderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Navneet SinghInderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo study clinical outcomes and management of lymph nodes extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (LNEPSCC).

methodsHerein, we perform a systematic search of published literature in the PubMed and EMBASE databases for studies describing LNEPSCC. For uniformity of reporting, LNEPSCC was staged as limited if it involved either single lymph node station or if surgery with curative intent had been undertaken. The disease was staged extensive if it involved two or more lymph node regions.

resultsThe systematic literature review yielded eight descriptions (n = 14) involving cervical, submandibular and inguinal lymph nodes. Eleven (64.7%) patients had limited disease (LD) and six (35.3%) had extensive disease (ED) at presentation. Chemotherapy (n = 6, 35.3%) or surgery (n = 4, 23.5%) were the most common form of treatment given to these patients. Complete response was achieved in 12 (70.6%) of the patients. Median (interquartile range) progression free survival and overall survival was 15 (7-42) mo and 22 (12.75-42) mo respectively. Of the three illustrative cases, two patients each had ED at presentation and achieved complete remission with platinum based combination chemotherapy.

conclusionLNEPSCC is a rare disease with less than 15 reported cases in world literature. Surgical resection with curative intent is feasible in those with LD while platinum based combination chemoradiation is associated with favorable outcomes in patients with ED. Prognosis of LNEPSCC is better than that of small cell lung cancer in general.

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CarcinomaExtrapulmonaryLymph nodeSmall cellSmall cell lung cancer

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PMID27298771
PMCPMC4896899
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