| Autor: |
Hartgrink HH; Department of Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands., Lagaay MB, Spaander PJ, Mulder H, Breslau PJ |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology [Eur J Surg Oncol] 1995 Dec; Vol. 21 (6), pp. 609-12. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/s0748-7983(95)95219-5 |
| Abstrakt: |
Eight patients with a carcinoid tumour of the breast were treated between 1985 and 1992. All were reviewed for their history, physical examination, mammographic and ultrasound features. Staining methods according to Grimelius, with H&E and Neurone Specific Enolase were repeated, and all were positive. In only one patient was a positive axillary lymph node found. No recurrences were seen during follow-up. In agreement with the available literature there seems to be a less aggressive behaviour of carcinoid tumours of the breast in patients over 65 years of age. When a carcinoid tumour is suspected in this age group, the diagnosis can be confirmed by (immuno)histological analysis of a needle biopsy. If the diagnosis of carcinoid is confirmed, a limited operation, without an axillary lymph node dissection, may be considered. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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