Metastatic breast neuroendocrine tumor from the rectum.
Metastatic breast neuroendocrine tumor is an exceedingly rare entity. They are commonly initially misdiagnosed as primary breast carcinoma. Correct diagnosis of this tumor is crucial owing to the different clinical management from primary breast tumor. We report an additional case of metastatic breast neuroendocrine tumor from the rectum that behaved in an aggressive fashion and failed to respond to chemotherapy treatment.
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80205, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (2) 6401000 Ext 17069. Fax. +966 (2) 6408433. E-mail: jalmaghrabi@hotmail.com.
Jaudah A
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Al-Maghrabi
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012447:Sacrum; D017211:Treatment Failure