Clinical and Radiologic Features of Neuroendocrine Breast Carcinomas
Chang Ho Jeon MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Sun Mi Kim MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Address correspondence to Sun Mi Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, Korea.Search for more papers by this authorMijung Jang MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBo La Yun MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorHye Shin Ahn MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSung-Won Kim MD
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorEunyoung Kang MD
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSo Yeon Park MD
Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorChang Ho Jeon MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Sun Mi Kim MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Address correspondence to Sun Mi Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, Korea.Search for more papers by this authorMijung Jang MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBo La Yun MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorHye Shin Ahn MD
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSung-Won Kim MD
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorEunyoung Kang MD
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSo Yeon Park MD
Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Neuroendocrine breast carcinoma is a rare and distinct type of breast carcinoma, with morphologic features similar to those of pulmonary and gastrointestinal tract neuroendocrine tumors. More than 50% of cells express neuroendocrine markers. We documented the clinical and radiologic features of 11 patients with histologically confirmed neuroendocrine breast carcinomas. Clinical manifestations included nipple discharge (6 patients) and palpable masses (5 patients). Lesions were mainly oval or irregular on mammography (n = 8), sonography (n = 11), and magnetic resonance imaging (n = 9). Understanding the clinical and radiologic features of neuroendocrine breast carcinoma will facilitate the differential diagnosis.
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