Open AccessFibromatosis-like spindle-cell metaplastic carcinoma of the breast – a case report
Author(s) -
Michał Osuchowski,
Dorota BartusikAebisher,
Ewa Ewa Kaznowska,
David Aebisher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of clinical and experimental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-2406
pISSN - 2544-1361
DOI - 10.15584/ejcem.2021.1.15
Subject(s) - metaplastic carcinoma , spindle cell carcinoma , medicine , breast carcinoma , fibromatosis , pathology , carcinoma , mesenchymal stem cell , oncology , breast cancer , cancer
. Metaplastic breast carcinoma is expressing epithelial and/or mesenchymal tissue within the same tumor. Aim. The aim of this study is to evaluate metaplastic breast carcinoma in a case report and literature review. Description of the case. The presented case desribes metaplastic carcinoma of the breast in 65 years old female patient. Conclusion. Fibromatosis-cell metaplastic carcinoma of the breast presents a particularly large diagnostic challenge. Malignant variants of this disease have been described in the literature.