Carcinoid tumours presenting as breast cancer: the utility of radionuclide imaging with 123I-MIBG and 111In-DTPA pentetreotide.

Secondary tumours of any type in the breast are rare. A review of the literature demonstrated only 23 cases of carcinoid tumours with associated breast metastasis, as distinct from primary carcinoid tumours of the breast. Distant metastases from carcinoid tumours are correlated with poor prognosis a...

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Main Authors: Kaltsas, G, Putignano, P, Mukherjee, J, Satta, M, Lowe, D, Britton, K, Monson, J, Grossman, AB, Besser, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998