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Iwamuro, Masaya
Tanaka, Shouichi
Bessho, Akihiro
Takahashi, Hideaki
Ohta, Takeyuki
Takada, Rie
Murakami, Ichiro
Abstract

We report 2 cases of small cell carcinoma (SmCC) of the stomach with distant metastasis that were treated with the same chemotherapeutic regimens as used to treat small cell lung cancer. Although the mean survival of patients with SmCC of the stomach is reported to be only 7 months, our patients survived for 15 and 14 months, respectively. In our experience, these chemotherapeutic regimens might provide a survival benefit for patients with SmCC of the stomach, although they demonstrated no remarkable antitumor effects.

Keywords
small cell carcinoma
extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma
neuroendocrine cell carcinoma
gastric cancer
Amo Type
Case Report
Publication Title
Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date
2009-10
Volume
volume63
Issue
issue5
Publisher
Okayama University Medical School
Start Page
293
End Page
298
ISSN
0386-300X
NCID
AA00508441
Content Type
Journal Article
language
English
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publisher
Refereed
True
PubMed ID
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