Next generation sequencing can be helpful in histologic diagnosis: A case report of metastatic breast cancer mimicking atypical carcinoid tumor of lung.

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Development of molecular technology has led to the expansion of next generation sequencing (NGS) in area of diagnostic pathology. Here we present a case in which a lung tumor, which resembled an atypical carcinoid tumor, was revealed as metastatic breast cancer by next generation sequencing. A 50-year-old female, who had received modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer, presented with a 2.1 cm sized lung...

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