title: Solitary breast metastasis as first manifestation of ovarian carcinoid tumor.
abstract: Carcinoid tumor metastatic to the breast is very uncommon. The rarity of this finding may be the reason for its common misinterpretation as primary breast carcinoma. A patient with primary ovarian carcinoid that presented initially with a solitary breast mass is reported. A review of the literature discloses only 12 reported cases of carcinoid tumor metastatic to the breast, with none of the primaries found to be the ovary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Girtanner
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*