Soft tissue neuroendocrine carcinoma of thigh: A case report with literature review - Case Reports in Clinical Medicine

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Case Reports in Clinical Medicine

Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 2012)

ISSN Print: 2325-7075 ISSN Online: 2325-7083

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Soft tissue neuroendocrine carcinoma of thigh: A case report with literature review ()

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DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2012.12004 5,038 Downloads 8,742 Views Citations

Author(s)

Seema Gupta, Nuzhat Husain, Vandana Kumari, Sandip Kumar Barik

Affiliation(s)

Department of Pathology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Department of Radiotherapy, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India.

ABSTRACT

A rare case of advanced neuroendocrine carcinoma of thigh in a young adult female, diagnosed with the aid of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopic examinations together with a review of the literature are reported. The primary tumor involved the lateral aspect of thigh without bone involvement. Patient showed significant response with adjuvant chemoradiotherapy following incomplete surgery.

KEYWORDS

Soft Tissue Neuroendocrine Carcinoma; Thigh; Treatment; Chemoradiation; Prognosis

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Gupta, S. , Husain, N. , Kumari, V. and Barik, S. (2012) Soft tissue neuroendocrine carcinoma of thigh: A case report with literature review. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 1, 9-12. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2012.12004.

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