Case of a Spindle Cell Metaplastic Carcinoma of the Breast.
- Author:
Kee Hwan KIM
1
;
Seok Woo HYUN
;
Chang Hyeok AHN
;
Jeong Soo KIM
;
Hae Myung JEON
;
Sang Sul JEONG
;
Seung Jin YOO
;
Eun Jung LEE
;
Jae Seong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Metaplastic carcinoma;
Spindle cell metaplasia;
Breast
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Breast Neoplasms;
Breast*;
Metaplasia
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2000;59(6):815-820
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A metaplastic carcinoma of the breast is a histologically diverse type of malignancy in which an adenocarcinoma is found to co-exist with an admixture of spindle cell, squamous, chondroid, or bone-forming neoplastic cells. Metaplastic breast cancer is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all mammary tumors. An adenocarcinoma with spindle cell metaplasia is one of the least often recognized variants of a metaplastic carcinoma. The clinical behavior of this variant of metaplastic carcinoma has not yet been clearly defined. Herein, we report a case of spindle cell metaplastic carcinoma of the breast. We also present a review of the literature.
