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Background <p>Breast metastases from pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) often mimic benign tumors, making diagnosis challenging due to their rarity.</p> Case presentation <p>A 49-year-old female presented with bilateral breast masses noticed during self-examination for three weeks. Given the benign appearance of the lesions, same-day en bloc resection was planned without preoperative biopsy. Consequently, the patient underwent bilateral mastectomy and axillary surgery based on intraoperative frozen section results, which suggested a possible primary high-grade invasive breast cancer, but no metastatic workup was performed beforehand. Postoperatively, she was diagnosed with LCNEC, with bilateral breast and multiple systemic metastases, leading to an unnecessary surgery.</p> Conclusions <p>Thorough preoperative evaluation is essential for unusual breast tumors to differentiate between primary and secondary lesions. Maybe pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma in the lower lobe more commonly metastasizes to the breast through hematogenous spread, while upper lobe lesions typically spread via lymphatic routes.</p>

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Misdiagnosis of bilateral breast metastases as primary benign tumors secondary to lung large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: a case report

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    2025年6月14日

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  • Yu Zheng,
  • Tingting Ding,
  • Rong Wang

摘要

Background

Breast metastases from pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) often mimic benign tumors, making diagnosis challenging due to their rarity.

Case presentation

A 49-year-old female presented with bilateral breast masses noticed during self-examination for three weeks. Given the benign appearance of the lesions, same-day en bloc resection was planned without preoperative biopsy. Consequently, the patient underwent bilateral mastectomy and axillary surgery based on intraoperative frozen section results, which suggested a possible primary high-grade invasive breast cancer, but no metastatic workup was performed beforehand. Postoperatively, she was diagnosed with LCNEC, with bilateral breast and multiple systemic metastases, leading to an unnecessary surgery.

Conclusions

Thorough preoperative evaluation is essential for unusual breast tumors to differentiate between primary and secondary lesions. Maybe pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma in the lower lobe more commonly metastasizes to the breast through hematogenous spread, while upper lobe lesions typically spread via lymphatic routes.