TY - JOUR T1 - Aggressive Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary, Hypercalcemic Type With Hypercalcemia in Pregnancy, Treated With Conservative Surgery and Chemotherapy JF - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer JO - Int J Gynecol Cancer SP - 1339-1341 LP - 1339-1341 DO - 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181a83ea2 VL - 19 IS - 8 AU - Timothy Chad Mccormick AU - Tyler Muffly AU - George Lu AU - Brenda Shoup Y1 - 2009/11/01 UR - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/19/8/1339-1341.abstract N2 - Background: Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type is a rare and aggressive malignancy found in reproductive-age women.Case: We report a 22-year-old pregnant woman found to have symptomatic paraneoplastic hypercalcemia associated with small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type. She was primarily treated with conservative surgery and chemotherapy secondary to desired pregnancy. She died of the disease 10 months from primary diagnosis.Conclusions: Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type is a very aggressive type of ovarian malignancy with a poor prognosis. ER -