Rare case of primary small-cell neuroendocrine breast carcinoma.

Small-cell breast cancer is a very rare and aggressive type of neuroendocrine carcinoma. Histologically, it is indistinguishable from small-cell neuroendocrine lung cancer. Due to that, patients with small-cell neuroendocrine breast cancer should undergo examination of other areas of the body. Small-cell breast cancer may be treated with a combination of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. However, no standard treatment exists due to the small number of cases. We present a case of a 49-year-old woman with right breast primary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Lina Pankratjevaite, Mette Holmqvist, Amuras Samulionis, Ute Hoyer. Rare case of primary small-cell neuroendocrine breast carcinoma. BMJ case reports. 2021 Apr 16;14(4)

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