Primary lung carcinoid metastatic to the breast

• Published in: Radiology case reports Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 223 - 228
• Main Authors: Zagurovskaya, Marianna, MD, Tran-Harding, Karen, MD, Gibbs, Richard, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier 01-06-2017
• Subjects: Breast; Carcinoid; Case Report; DIPNECH; Lung; Metastasis; Neuroendocrine; Radiology; Breast; DIPNECH; Carcinoid; Metastasis; Neuroendocrine; Lung
• ISSN: 1930-0433; 1930-0433
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.02.003

Abstract Lung carcinoid tumors account for approximately 2% of lung cancers, with 10% of the tumors represented by the atypical type. While atypical carcinoids are metastatic to intrathoracic lymph nodes in approximately half of the cases on the initial presentation, distant metastases are seen in only 20% of the patients and are found most frequently in bones, liver, adrenal glands, and brain. We present a case of an unusual metastatic disease to the breast in 51-year-old female who developed a new breast mass 2 years after left lower lobectomy due to atypical carcinoid tumor. Atypical pulmonary carcinoid metastases to the breast are exceptionally uncommon, yet they are important considerations for appropriate management, especially with an anamnesis of this neoplasm.