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How would you treat an advanced stage small-cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type? (SCCOHT)?

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is an exceptionally rare tumor affecting patients from infancy to at least the fifth decade of life. SCCOHT tumors are characterized by mutations of the SWI/SNF member SMARCA4 that encodes BRG1. Given the rarity of SCCOHT, limited prospec...

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