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A Case of a Primary Small-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Breast

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  • Arantxa Campos Bonel
  • María Teresa Murillo

    (Department of Radiation oncology, Universitary 12 de Octubre Hospital, Spain)

  • Alberto Carretero-González
  • Luis Manuel Manso
  • Tomás Pascual

    (Departmet of Medical Oncology, Universitary 12 de Octubre Hospital, Spain)

  • Javier Salamanca

    (Department of Anatomical Pathology, Universitary 12 de Octubre Hospital, Spain)

Abstract

The primary neuroendocrine tumor of the breast is a rare neoplasm, representing less than 1% of primary breast cancers. The diagnosis can only be made if non mammary sites are excluded along with the presence of characteristic immunohistochemical markers. The treatment is controversial, with no established protocol. The combination of treatments used in more common histologies, can be employed in cases of localized disease. The chemotherapy regimens most commonly used are those based on platinum (as in neuroendocrine tumors of the lung) or anthracyclines (as in breast neoplasms). The prognosis is variable, it depends on the subtype of neuroendocrine tumor and its staging; those with small-cell histology have a worse outcome. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman diagnosed with primary small-cell breast cancer and the evolution.

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  • Arantxa Campos Bonel & María Teresa Murillo & Alberto Carretero-González & Luis Manuel Manso & Tomás Pascual & Javier Salamanca, 2017. "A Case of a Primary Small-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Breast," Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(1), pages 1-4, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jctoij:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:1-4
    DOI: 10.19080/CTOIJ.2017.07.555701
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