Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the mammary gland. A case report of synchronous occurrence of two different carcinomas in one breast

• Authors: Andrzej J. Lorek , Agnieszka Boratyn-Nowicka

Title variants

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Neuroendokrynny rak gruczołu piersiowego. Opis przypadku jednoczesnego występowania dwóch różnych raków w tej samej piersi

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

The paper presents a case of primary neuroendocrine breast carcinoma that coexisted with a typical infiltrating carcinoma (BC) within the same mammary gland. It was diagnosed post-operatively on histopathological examination and confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis.

PL

W pracy przedstawiono przypadek pierwotnego neuroendokrynnego raka piersi, który współwystępował z typowym rakiem naciekającym (BC) w tym samym gruczole piersiowym. Został zdiagnozowany pooperacyjnie w badaniu histopatologicznym i potwierdzony w badaniach immunohistochemicznych.

Keywords

EN

breast cancer; diagnostyka; imaging; neuroendocrine carcinoma; rak neuroendokrynny; rak piersi

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 72
• Pages: 252–256

Contributors

author

Andrzej J. Lorek

• Department of Oncological Surgery, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

author

Agnieszka Boratyn-Nowicka

• Department of Oncology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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