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Small cell neuroendocrine (oat cell) carcinoma of the male breast

Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural investigations

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A case of small cell neuroendocrine (oat cell) carcinoma of the breast in a 52-year old male is presented. Oat cell carcinomas have been reported in various extrapulmonary sites, but this is the second case of a primary oat cell carcinoma of the breast and the first one to have been documented in a male. The tumor was investigated histologically, immunocytochemically and ultrastructurally. The relationship to so-called “carcinoid” mammary tumors is discussed.

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  1. Zentrum für Pathologie am Klinikum der Justus Liebig-Universität, Langhansstraße 10, D-6300, Gießen

    G. Jundt & A. Schulz

  2. Institut für Pathologie der Universität Basel, CH-4003, Basel, Switzerland

    Ph. U. Heitz

  3. Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, D-3400, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    M. Osborn

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. J. Kracht on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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Jundt, G., Schulz, A., Heitz, P.U. et al. Small cell neuroendocrine (oat cell) carcinoma of the male breast. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 404, 213–221 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00704065

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