A series of carcinoid tumours of the breast.
Eight patients with a carcinoid tumour of the breast were treated between 1985 and 1992. All were reviewed for their history, physical examination, mammographic and ultrasound features. Staining methods according to Grimelius, with H&E and Neurone Specific Enolase were repeated, and all were positive. In only one patient was a positive axillary lymph node found. No recurrences were seen during follow-up. In agreement with the available literature there seems to be a less aggressive behaviour of carcinoid tumours of the breast in patients over 65 years of age. When a carcinoid tumour is suspected in this age group, the diagnosis can be confirmed by (immuno)histological analysis of a needle biopsy. If the diagnosis of carcinoid is confirmed, a limited operation, without an axillary lymph node dissection, may be considered.
Hartgrink
H H
HH
Department of Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Lagaay
M B
MB
Spaander
P J
PJ
Mulder
H
H
Breslau
P J
PJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans