J Gynecol Oncol | Volume 5, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Case of Primary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Breast in a Patient Previously Treated for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Nilgun Guldogan1, Eylem Akar2, Ebru Yılmaz1, Aydan Arslan3* and Aykut Soyder1

1Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital, Turkey
2Department of Pathology, Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital, Turkey
3Department of Radiology, Istanbul Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Turkey

*Correspondance to: Aydan Arslan 

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Abstract

Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (NEC) of the breast is a very rare entity representing approximately 0.1% of all breast cancers. The clinical or radiological features are not distinguishable from high-grade Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) type invasive breast carcinoma. We present a 53 y/o female patient who had previously been treated for mammary carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation recurred with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma describing detailed imaging findings on mammography, ultrasonography, elastography, and MRI. We present different imaging features of the tumor such as benign morphology in B mode ultrasound, stiffness in elastography, and lack of restricted diffusion on diffusion-weighted MRI.

Keywords:

Invasive ductal carcinoma; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Mammography; Breast MRI; Ultrasound

Citation:

Guldogan N, Akar E, Yılmaz E, Arslan A, Soyder A. A Case of Primary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Breast in a Patient Previously Treated for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. J Gynecol Oncol. 2022; 5(1): 1074.

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