Radiologic characteristics and management of screen-detected metastatic carcinoid tumor of the breast: a case report.

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Carcinoid tumors are known to metastasize to the breast, but their appearance can mimic a primary breast carcinoma, making biopsy essential in order to give the correct preoperative diagnosis. It has been suggested that core biopsy might precipitate a carcinoid crisis and should be avoided. We describe a case of screen-detected carcinoid tumor metastasis in the breast safely diagnosed by core biopsy and present the imaging findings, including magnetic resonance imaging and elastography. This ...

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Authors: Adams, R; Parulekar, V; Hughes, C; Kadour, M; Talbot, D

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: Clinical breast cancer
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 189-192
• Publication date: 2009-08-01
• DOI: 10.3816/cbc.2009.n.032
• EISSN: 1938-0666
• ISSN: 1526-8209
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Carcinoid Tumor; Ovarian Neoplasms; Biopsy; Middle Aged; Immunohistochemistry; Humans