A rare cause of constipation: obstructing small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the anal canal

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1291-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond T. Lee ◽  
Jason Ferreira ◽  
Kenneth Friedman ◽  
Steven F. Moss
Author(s):  
Young-Soo Kim ◽  
Chang Hoon Bae ◽  
Si-Youn Song ◽  
Yong-Dae Kim

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 2050313X2199920
Author(s):  
Kotaro Inoue ◽  
Kentaro Kai ◽  
Shimpei Sato ◽  
Haruto Nishida ◽  
Koji Hirakawa ◽  
...  

A 65-year-old, gravida 3, para 2 Japanese woman was referred to our hospital for symptomatic thickening of the endometrial lining. Endocervical and endometrial cytology revealed an adenocarcinoma. The endometrial biopsy specimen was mixed, with a glandular part diagnosed as endometrioid carcinoma and a solid part diagnosed as high-grade mixed large and small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (L/SCNEC). She underwent extra-fascial hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, complete pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy, and omentectomy (FIGO IIIB, pT3b pN0 M0). She currently has no deleterious germline mutation, but high tumor mutation burden and high microsatellite instability (MSI) were identified. She underwent six cycles of platinum-based frontline chemotherapy and achieved complete remission. Immune checkpoint blockade therapy is a promising second-line therapy for MSI-high solid tumors. However, the MSI or mismatch repair (MMR) status of endometrial L/SCNEC remains unclear in the literature. Universal screening for MSI/MMR status is needed, particularly for a rare and aggressive disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. e61
Author(s):  
Aaliya Uddin ◽  
Rebecca Harsten ◽  
Qasif Qavi ◽  
Firas Alkistawi ◽  
Smita Singh ◽  
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