Open AccessNeuroendocrine carcinomas of the breast: Case series with review of literature
Author(s) -
Vishal Singh,
Navpreet Kaur,
Shramana Mandal,
Varuna Mallya,
Reena Tomar,
Nita Khurana,
Lovenish Bains
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_908_19
Subject(s) - synaptophysin , chromogranin a , neuroendocrine differentiation , pathology , medicine , immunohistochemistry , breast carcinoma , carcinoma , progesterone receptor , estrogen receptor , breast cancer , cancer , prostate cancer
The breast tumors with neuroendocrine differentiation show features similar to their counterparts in other organs. Neuroendorine carcinomas account for less than 0.1% of all breast carcinomas.