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Case Studies | General Surgery | India | Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024 | Rating: 4.4 / 10
Case Report: A Rare Case of Primary Neuroendocrine Tumour of Breast
Dr. V Kopperundevi | Dr. Anbarasan K | Dr. R Sridhar
Abstract: Neuroendocrine tumours of the breast can be primary or secondaries from lung, gastrointestinal tract and pancreas. Primary Neuroendocrine tumours of the breast is a rare entity. It is diagnosed by histopathology, immunohistochemistry and exclusion of primaries elsewhere by imaging. Here we report a case study of a 72 year old lady with left breast lump diagnosed as early breast carcinoma who underwent modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection. Post operatively the histopathology revealed primary neuroendocrine tumour ? mixed type.
Keywords: Neuroendocrine tumours, Primary neuroendocrine tumour, breast cancer, mixed type of neuroendocrine tumours
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024,
Pages: 823 - 826