Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast: A rare carcinoma with chondroid metaplasia
Arzu Taşdemir1, Arzu Oğuz2, Dilek Ünal3, Ömer Tuna4
1Clinic of Pathology, Kayseri Training Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
2Clinic of Oncology, Kayseri Training Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
3Clinic of Radiation Oncology, Kayseri Training Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
4Clinic of General Surgery, Kayseri Training Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
Abstract
Metaplastic breast carcinoma accounts for less than 1% of breast malignancies. Huvos et al. first introduced the term metaplastic carcinoma in 1974. It is usually seen together with poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma of the breast. Within its mesenchymal components, undifferentiated connective tissue cells, fibroblasts, osteoblasts and chondroblasts can be found. Metaplastic breast carcinoma is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. In this report, a case of a 45-year-old female patient who underwent segmental mastectomy with a diagnosis of metaplastic carcinoma of the breast is presented.
This case was presented at the 20th National Cancer Congress (19-23 April 2013, Antalya, Turkey)
Keywords: Metaplastic carcinoma, chondroid metaplasia, s100
Written informed consent was obtained from patient who participated in this study.
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - A.T.; Design - A.T.; Data Collection and/or Processing - A.T., A.O., D.Ü., Ö.T.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - A.T., A.O., D.Ü.; Writer - A.T.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.