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A primary carcinoid tumor of the breast

Carcinoids are the most common neuroendocrine tumors, which arise commonly in the gastrointestinal or respiratory tract. Breast carcinoid is rare and may be primary or metastatic. Primary breast carcinoids account for <1% of primary breast cancer and can be mistaken with other primary breast cancer. Immunohistochemical analysis can be useful in diagnosis. Here we reported a 78 years old women with right breast mass. Mass resected and patient worked up for extramammary origin. Finally primary breast carcinoid tumor was diagnosed for the patient and modified radical mastectomy and axillary node dissection performed. No adjuvant therapy was used.