Metastatic breast neuroendocrine tumor from the rectum
Jaudah A Al-Maghrabi1, Jamal Zekri
1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80205, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (2) 6401000 Ext 17069. Fax. +966 (2) 6408433.
Saudi Medical Journal
|June 26, 2012
Abstract:
Metastatic breast neuroendocrine tumor is an exceedingly rare entity. They are commonly initially misdiagnosed as primary breast carcinoma. Correct diagnosis of this tumor is crucial owing to the different clinical management from primary breast tumor. We report an additional case of metastatic breast neuroendocrine tumor from the rectum that behaved in an aggressive fashion and failed to respond to chemotherapy treatment.
