Resected case of carcinoid tumor of the liver metastatic from the breast.
Carcinoid tumor metastatic to the liver from the breast is very unusual. We report a rare case in which the patient underwent curative resection for metastatic lesions to the liver. She had undergone a modified radical mastectomy more than 1 year previously for breast cancer. Recently, it was found that plasma levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was elevated, and abdominal ultrasonography detected a liver tumor. The patient underwent a lateral segmentectomy of the liver, resulting in normalization of plasma CEA levels. The resected specimen was diagnosed as carcinoid tumor by histological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural microscopic studies. Re-examination of the breast tumor proved it to be the primary carcinoid.
Imamura
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Department of Surgery, National Sendai Hospital, Japan.
Yamauchi
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Namiki
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D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen