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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ozdirik B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7140078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancers 20200320 3
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast (NECB) as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012 is a rare, but possibly under-diagnosed entity. It is heterogeneous as it entails a wide spectrum of diseases comprising both well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the breast as well as highly aggressive small cell carcinomas. Retrospective screening of hospital charts of 612 patients (2008-2019) from our specialized outpatient unit for neuroendocrine neoplasia revealed five pat ...[more]