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World J Clin Oncol. Jun 10, 2016; 7(3): 308-320
Published online Jun 10, 2016. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v7.i3.308
Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma of lymph node: Pooled analysis of all reported cases
Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Amanjit Bal, Nalini Gupta, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh
Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Harpreet Kaur, Sahajal Dhooria, Digambar Behera, Navneet Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Amanjit Bal, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Nalini Gupta, Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Author contributions: Sehgal IS collected patient data, systematic review, drafted and revised the manuscript; Kaur H collected patient data, drafted and revised the manuscript; Dhooria S drafted and revised the manuscript; Bal A and Gupta N interpreted and reported pathological specimens of index cases, drafted and revised the manuscript; Behera D managed index cases, revised the manuscript; Singh N managed index cases, conceived the idea, systematic review, drafted and revised the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
Data sharing statement: The technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset are available from the corresponding author at navneetchd@yahoo.com.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Navneet Singh, MD, DM, Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh 160012, India. navneetchd@yahoo.com
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Received: February 1, 2016
Peer-review started: February 2, 2016
First decision: March 21, 2016
Revised: March 28, 2016
Accepted: April 14, 2016
Article in press: April 18, 2016
Published online: June 10, 2016
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Core tip: Extrapulmonary small cell cancer confined to lymph nodes (LNEPSCC) is extremely rare. A systematic literature review yielded 3 index and 14 previous case descriptions. Chemotherapy or surgery was most common treatments given with complete response achieved in 70% of the cases. Surgical resection with curative intent is feasible in those with limited disease. Prognosis of LNEPSCC is better than that of small cell lung cancer in general.