Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: Case report and literature review

Yu Chen Lee; Yao Li Chen; Szu Erh Chan; Hsin Shun Tseng; Dar Ren Chen

doi:10.1159/000236226

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: Case report and literature review

Yu Chen Lee, Yao Li Chen, Szu Erh Chan, Hsin Shun Tseng, Dar Ren Chen

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Background: Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast is a rare disease. Case Report: We present a 65-yearold female patient with an enlarged breast mass within 2 months. Solid neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast was diagnosed by excision biopsy and histopathological analysis. A lumpectomy with the right axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy was performed, and the mass was completely resected. The literature on neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast is reviewed. Conclusion: Due to the diversity of imaging findings from primary breast neuroendocrine carcinomas, the diagnosis is based on immunohistochemical staining of neuroendocrine markers. Surgery has turned out to be the first-line treatment and subsequently radiation may play a role in palliative treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	324-327
Number of pages	4
Journal	Breast Care
Volume	4
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000236226
State	Published - Nov 2009

Keywords

Breast
Neuroendocrine tumor
Synaptophysin

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Surgery
Oncology

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