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How should early-stage, well-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms of the breast with intermediate proliferative index (Ki-67 approximately 20–30%) be managed in the adjuvant setting?

How do these tumors differ from breast cancer with neuroendocrine features?
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Medical Oncology · Ohio State University
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Primary neuroendocrine cancer of the breast is a rare entity and in 2013, WHO classified the neuroendocrine cancers of the breast (NECB) into three subtypes - well-differentiated NE tumors, poorly differentiated small cell carcinoma of the breast, invasive breast cancer with NE differentiation. By definition, these tumors should have at least 50% positivity for synaptophysin and/or chromogranin. Presence of DCIS and lack of other sites of metastatic sites are also essential for making a diagnosi...

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