1. Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma in the Lungs: A Case Report
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Laura Bourdeanu and George Somlo
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Cancer Research ,Chemotherapy ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Metaplastic carcinoma ,Cell ,Cancer ,Case Report ,Metaplastic breast cancer ,Metastases ,Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma ,Prognosis ,Pathologic features ,medicine.disease ,Treatment ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Breast cancer ,Oncology ,medicine ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,business ,Spindle cell carcinoma - Abstract
Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast is a rare, aggressive form of cancer occurring in less than 1% of all breast cancers. Spindle cell carcinoma is a rare variant of the metaplastic carcinoma seen in less than 10% of such cases. The prognosis of spindle cell breast cancers is poor, hence aggressive treatment with surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation is required. Here we report a case of a 62-year-old female with metastatic metaplastic breast cancer to the lungs.
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- 2013
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