TY - JOUR AU - Pujani, Mukta AU - Singh, Kanika AU - Chauhan, Varsha AU - Chawla, Raina AU - Ahuja, Rashmi PY - 2018/04/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Small-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix Masquerading as a Cervical Fibroid: Report of a rare entity JF - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal JA - Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J VL - 18 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.01.017 UR - https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2531 SP - e100-103 AB - <p>Primary neuroendocrine tumours of the cervix are extremely rare, with an incidence of only 0.5–1%; as such, these entities can present a clinical and diagnostic challenge. Small-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the cervix are highly aggressive tumours that have a tendency to metastasise. We report a 44-year-old woman who presented to the Gynaecology Clinic of the Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College &amp; Hospital, Faridabad, India, in 2016 with menorrhagia. Based on a clinical examination, she was provisionally diagnosed with a cervical fibroid. However, a biopsy revealed features of a small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix which was subsequently confirmed via immunohistochemistry. An accurate diagnosis of a neuroendocrine carcinoma is vital as it forms the basis for treatment decisions as well as informing predictions for long-term survival.</p> ER -