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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr;30(2):200-202.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929586.

Primary small-cell carcinoma of the breast

Benjamin Raber  1 , Tuoc Dao  1 , Evan Howard  1 , Arthur Bredeweg  1
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Case Reports

Primary small-cell carcinoma of the breast

Benjamin Raber et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Early diagnosis of rare breast cancers is expected to occur more frequently as screening compliance improves and diagnostic modalities become more sensitive. Well-defined treatment algorithms exist for the management of ductal and lobular carcinomas; however, less information is available to guide the treatment of atypical breast cancers. This case report describes a 38-year-old African American woman with primary small cell carcinoma of the breast and her treatment.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Sonographic image of the palpable area of concern in the 1 o'clock position of the left breast shows the dominant 2 cm hypoechoic mass with two smaller adjacent masses.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Core needle biopsy with positive chromogranin staining.
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