A Complex Case of Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix

Vasilios Lygizos, Iakovos Tomadakis, Dimitrios-Efthimios Vlachos, Kalliroi Goula, Nikolaos Thomakos, Dimitrios Haidopoulos

This case report presents the clinical course of a 56-year-old woman admitted to the Emergency Department with a complex array of symptoms, including vaginal bleeding, muscular weakness, and severe back pain. Subsequent investigations led to the diagnosis of a highly malignant neoplasm, suspected to be microcellular carcinoma …

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Pregnancy and breast cancer

Evangelinakis N, Polyzou E, Grammatikakis I, Kassanos D

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in women during pregnancy. Pregnancy-associated breast cancer presents a challenging clinical situation because of the special and unique circumstances surrounding the growth and differentiation of the developing fetus. The trend towards later age at first childbirth has resulted in an increase in the number of breast cancer …

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