Primary Small Cell Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Breast Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Šebenik, Matjaž; Nair, Suresh; Hamati, Husam F.

doi:10.1159/000332114

Cited by 25 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…To our knowledge, only 13 cases have been reported in the English literature, 6,8,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] our case being the 14th. According to our review of these cases, this type of carcinoma showed prominent vascular invasion and frequent lymph node metastasis, and was associated with a very poor prognosis.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breast Cancer with Endocrine Differentiation: Report of Two Cases Showing Different Histologic Patterns

et al. 2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We report two cases of breast cancer with endocrine differentiation. Case 1 was a 56-year-old woman with a 2-cm tumor in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast and right axillary lymphadenopathy. Excisional biopsy suggested carcinoma and we performed breast-conserving surgery with lymph node dissection. Histologic examination revealed breast cancer with endocrine differentiation resembling small cell carcinoma of the lung, with one nodal metastasis. Case 2 was a 71-year-old woman with a 2.5-cm tumor in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. Aspiration cytology suggested carcinoma and we performed mastectomy with lymph node dissection. Histologic examination revealed a carcinoid tumor, as one of the breast cancers with endocrine differentiation, but no nodal metastasis. The two patients are now disease-free 26 and 12 months after surgery, respectively.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breast Cancer with Endocrine Differentiation: Report of Two Cases Showing Different Histologic Patterns

et al. 2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A review of its clinicopathological characteristics in previous reports is summarized in Table I ( [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Women were affected in all cases but one (3), and the reported age of incidence was 33-75 years (average, 54.7).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Primary small cell carcinoma of the breast was first reported by Wade et al in 1983 (2). An uncommon neoplasm, less than 40 cases of it have been reported in the literature, and neither its characteristics nor a standard course of therapy have been clearly defined (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). In the present report, we describe a case we treated and review and discuss the literature on this tumor, with a focus on its clinical characteristics and treatment.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Clinical characteristics of small cell carcinoma of the breast

et al. 2008

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract. Primary small cell carcinoma of the breast is a rare tumor of which less than 40 cases have been reported in the literature. Because of its rarity, its biological and clinical characteristics are still not fully understood and, to date, no standard therapy has been developed. Here, we present a case and a review of the literature regarding this cancer, focusing on clinicopathological findings and treatment. Primary small cell carcinoma of the breast differs from more common types of breast cancer in its biological features. It is anticipated that an improved understanding of the clinical characteristics of this tumor will result in the development of new therapeutic modalities, which would improve its prognosis.

show abstract

“…Although less common, these MM cell types may also be interpreted as breast carcinoma on FNA material since primary spindle cell and small cell carcinomas have been identified. 16,17 The presence of certain cytologic findings should suggest MMM. Although MMM cells often contain intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions, they can be seen in benign breast tumors and breast carcinomas.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%