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ORPHA:370396Disease
Also called SCCO · Small cell ovarian carcinoma
What it is
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare, highly aggressive, poorly differentiated ovarian neoplasm, often associated with paraneoplastic hypercalcemia. It is usually diagnosed in childhood or young adulthood at an advanced stage and presents with abdominal or pelvic mass or, rarely, symptoms related to hypercalcemia. Occasional familial cases have been reported.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Gene
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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