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This is the case of a 56-year-old white woman with a medical history significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, migraine, hypertension, tobacco abuse and hypercholesterolaemia. Her surgical history is significant for total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for diffuse endometriosis. The patient presented with a vaginal lesion. The biopsy was positive for primary vaginal small cell carcinoma and human papilloma virus (HPV). Initial staging positron emission tomography (PET) scan confirmed stage 1 disease. The patient was started on chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide for four cycles, followed by concurrent chemotherapy with cisplatin/taxol and radiation therapy.
- malignant disease and immunosuppression
- obstetrics, gynaecology and fertility
- urinary and genital tract disorders
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Contributors TH: primary author, idea, concept, design, data acquisition and writing of the manuscript. TP: second author, editing of the manuscript, interpretation of the results and data. GB: corresponding author, editing the manuscript, interpretation of the data, concept, design and reporting. RD: editing of the manuscript, data acquisition and analysis.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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