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Small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast

A small-cell carcinoma is one of the histologic subtypes of primary neuroendocrine carcinomas of the breast. A small-cell carcinoma is a rare entity of the breast and exhibits similar morphologic features as neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and lung. We present the imaging and pat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: An, Jin Kyung, Woo, Jeong Joo, Kang, Jae Hee, Kim, Eun Kyung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Surgical Society 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347714
http://dx.doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2012.82.2.116
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Sumario:A small-cell carcinoma is one of the histologic subtypes of primary neuroendocrine carcinomas of the breast. A small-cell carcinoma is a rare entity of the breast and exhibits similar morphologic features as neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and lung. We present the imaging and pathologic findings of a primary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast. This is the first report of a primary small-cell carcinoma arising from the breast in Korea.