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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2013.14.3.395

Primary Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Breast: Imaging Features  

Chang, Eun Deok (Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Min Kyun (Department of Radiology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Jeong Soo (Department of Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Whang, In Yong (Department of Radiology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.14, no.3, 2013 , pp. 395-399 More about this Journal
Abstract
Focal neuroendocrine differentiation can be found in diverse histological types of breast tumors. However, the term, neuroendocrine breast tumor, indicates the diffuse expression of neuroendocrine markers in more than 50% of the tumor cell population. The imaging features of neuroendocrine breast tumor have not been accurately described due to extreme rarity of this tumor type. We present a case of a pathologically confirmed, primary neuroendocrine breast tumor in a 42-year-old woman, with imaging findings difficult to be differentiated from that of invasive ductal carcinoma.
Keywords
Neuroendocrine tumor; Breast; Mammography; Sonography; Magnetic resonance;
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